Human Rights Committee CCPR/C/113/D/2015/2010 United Nations International Covenant on Distr.: General Civil and Political Rights 13 May 2015 Original: English Communication No. 2015/2010 Decision adopted by the Committee at its 113th session (16 March–2 April 2015) H.S. (not represented by counsel) Submitted by: The author Alleged victim: Australia State party: 19 February 2010 (initial submission) Date of communication: Special Rapporteur’s rule 97 decision, Document references: transmitted to the State party on 9 December 2010 (not issued in a document form) 30 March 2015 Date of adoption of decision: to a hearing before a competent, Subject matter: independent and impartial tribunal; access to court. Incompatibility lack of Procedural issues: ratione materiae; substantiation. Right to a hearing before a competent, Substantive issues: independent and impartial tribunal; presumption of innocence; right to examine witnesses; guilty of an act which did not constitute a criminal offence at the time it was committed; right to privacy and family life. Articles 11; 14 (1) in conjunction with 2 (2); 14 Articles of the Covenant: (2, 3 and 5); 15; and 17.
United Nations CCPR/C/113/D/2015/2010 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Distr.: General 13 May 2015 Original: English Human Rights Committee Communication No. 2015/2010 Decision adopted by the Committee at its 113th session (16 March–2 April 2015) Submitted by: H.S. (not represented by counsel) Alleged victim: The author State party: Australia Date of communication: 19 February 2010 (initial submission) Document references: Special Rapporteur’s rule 97 decision, transmitted to the State party on 9 December 2010 (not issued in a document form) Date of adoption of decision: 30 March 2015 Subject matter: to a hearing before a competent, independent and impartial tribunal; access to court. Procedural issues: Incompatibility ratione materiae; lack of substantiation. Substantive issues: Right to a hearing before a competent, independent and impartial tribunal; presumption of innocence; right to examine witnesses; guilty of an act which did not constitute a criminal offence at the time it was committed; right to privacy and family life. Articles of the Covenant: Articles 11; 14 (1) in conjunction with 2 (2); 14 (2, 3 and 5); 15; and 17.
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