CCPR/C/115/D/2064/2011
Annex
Views of the Human Rights Committee under article 5 (4) of
the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights (115th session)
concerning
Communication No. 2064/2011*
Submitted by:
Milan Mandić (represented by counsel, TRIAL:
Track Impunity Always)
Alleged victim:
Božo Mandić (father of Milan Mandić)
State party:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Date of communication:
15 April 2011 (initial submission)
The Human Rights Committee, established under article 28 of the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
Meeting on 5 November 2015,
Having concluded its consideration of communication No. 2064/2011, submitted to
it on behalf of Milan Mandić 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:
Views under article 5 (4) of the Optional Protocol
1.
The author is Milan Mandić, a national of Bosnia and Herzegovina, born on 11
September 1954. The communication is submitted in his own name and on behalf of his
father, Božo Mandić. The author alleges that Božo Mandić was forcibly disappeared in
1992 and that his fate and whereabouts remain unknown. The author claims that the State
party has violated articles 6 and 7, read in conjunction with article 2 (3), of the Covenant
with regard to Božo Mandić and articles 7, 17 and 23 (1), read in conjunction with article 2
(3), of the Covenant with regard to himself. The author is represented by counsel. The
Optional Protocol entered into force for the State party on 1 June 1995.
* The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the present
communication: Lazhari Bouzid, Sarah Cleveland, Olivier de Frouville, Yuji Iwasawa, Ivana Jelić,
Duncan Laki Muhumuza, Photini Pazartzis, Mauro Politi, Sir Nigel Rodley, Víctor Manuel
Rodríguez-Rescia, Fabián Omar Salvioli, Dheerujlall Seetulsingh, Yuval Shany,
Konstantine Vardzelashvili and Margo Waterval.
Two opinions signed by two Committee members are appended to the present Views.
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