CCPR/C/112/D/1966/2010
Annex
Views of the Human Rights Committee under article 5,
paragraph 4, of the Optional Protocol to the International
Covenant on Civil and Political rights (112th session)
concerning
Communication No. 1966/2010*
Submitted by:
Tija Hero, Ermina Hero, Armin Hero
(represented by counsel, Track Impunity
Always–TRIAL)
Alleged victims:
The authors and their missing husband and
father, Sejad Hero
State party:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Date of communication:
14 April 2010 (initial submission)
The Human Rights Committee, established under article 28 of the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights,
Meeting on 28 October 2014,
Having concluded its consideration of communication Nos. 1966/2010, submitted to
the Human Rights Committee by Tija Hero et al. 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 authors
of the communication and the State party,
Adopts the following:
Views under article 5, paragraph 4, of the Optional Protocol
1.
The authors of the communication dated 14 April 2010, are Tija Hero, Ermina Hero
and Armin Hero, nationals of Bosnia and Herzegovina, born on 20 May 1966, 21 July 1986
and 28 December 1990 respectively, who submitted the communication on their behalf and
on behalf of their disappeared husband and father, Sejad Hero. The authors claim to be
victims of a violation of article 7, read alone1 and in conjunction with article 2.3 of the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. They further claim on behalf of Sejad
Hero the violation of his rights under articles 6; 7; 9 and 16, read in conjunction with
* The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the present
1
2
communication: Yadh Ben Achour, Lazhari Bouzid, Christine Chanet, Ahmad Amin Fathalla,
Cornelis Flinterman, Yuji Iwasawa, Walter Kälin, Zonke Zanele Majodina, Gerald L. Neuman, Sir
Nigel Rodley, Victor Manuel Rodríguez-Rescia, Fabian Omar Salvioli, Dheerujlall B. Seetulsingh,
Anja Seibert-Fohr, Yuval Shany, Konstantine Vardzelashvili, Margo Waterval and Andrei Paul
Zlătescu.
The claim of a violation of article 7, read alone, was included in the authors’ submission dated 23 July
2013 (see paragraph 7.3).