CCPR/C/115/D/2621/2015
Annex
Decision of the Human Rights Committee under the Optional
Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights (115th session)
concerning
Communication No. 2621/2015
Submitted by:
J.P.D. (represented by counsel, Ms. Isabelle
Coutant Peyre)
Alleged victim:
The author
State party:
France
Date of communication:
3 September 2012 (initial submission)
The Human Rights Committee, established under article 28 of the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
Meeting on 2 November 2015,
Having concluded its consideration of communication No. 2621/2015, submitted
by J.P.D. under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights,
Having taken into account all written information made available to it by the
author of the communication and the State party,
Adopts the following:
Decision on admissibility
1.1 The author of the communication, dated 3 September 2012, is J.P.D., who was
born on 6 February 1945 in Lodève, France. Between 1 April and 23 May 1969, he
was committed against his will to the psychiatric ward of a facility within Montpellier
University Hospital. He claims that France has violated articles 7 and 14, paragraph 1,
of the Covenant. He is represented by counsel, Ms. Isabelle Coutant Peyre.
1.2 On 15 June 2015, the Committee, acting through the Special Rapporteur on new
communications and interim measures, determined that observations from the State
party were not needed to ascertain the admissibility of the present communication.
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The following members of the Committee participated in the consideration of the present
communication: Mr. Yadh Ben Achour, Mr. Lazhari Bouzid, Ms. Sarah Cleveland, Mr. Ahmed Amin
Fathalla, Mr. Olivier de Frouville, Mr. Yuji Iwasawa, Ms. Ivana Jelić, Mr. Duncan Laki Muhumuza,
Ms. Photini Pazartzis, Mr. Mauro Politi, Sir Nigel Rodley, Mr. Víctor Manuel Rodríguez -Rescia,
Mr. Fabián Omar Salvioli, Mr. Dheerujlall Seetulsingh, Ms. Anja Seibert-Fohr, Mr. Yuval Shany,
Mr. Konstantine Vardzelashvili and Ms. Margo Waterval.
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