Views on individual communications

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Views on individual communications are authoritative decisions issued by the UN Human Rights Committee on complaints brought by individuals alleging violations of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UN Human Rights Committee output
authoritative decision
quasi‑judicial decision
addressedTo State party to the ICCPR
author of the communication
aimsTo ensure effective protection of rights under the ICCPR
provide international recourse when domestic remedies are ineffective or unavailable
appliesTo individual communications
basedOn International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
characterizedAs case law of the UN Human Rights Committee
contains assessment of facts and evidence
findings on admissibility
findings on the merits
interpretation of relevant ICCPR articles
decisionMakingBody chambers or plenary of the UN Human Rights Committee
followedBy State party obligation to submit information on implementation
function adjudicate alleged violations of the ICCPR by States parties
clarify the scope and meaning of ICCPR provisions
develop the jurisprudence of the UN Human Rights Committee
provide remedies to individual victims of human rights violations
issuedBy Human Rights Committee
surface form: United Nations Human Rights Committee
language United Nations official languages
legalEffect influence on interpretation of ICCPR by States and courts
legalNature authoritative interpretation of the ICCPR
non‑binding under international law
mayBeAccompaniedBy concurring opinions
dissenting opinions
individual opinions of Committee members
mayInclude recommendations for general measures of non‑repetition
recommendations for individual remedies
recommendations for legislative or policy changes
monitoredBy UN Human Rights Committee follow‑up procedure
proceduralBasis First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
publishedBy Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
publishedIn Human Rights Committee
surface form: UN Human Rights Committee annual reports

CCPR
surface form: UN document series CCPR/C
requires State party to have recognized the Committee’s competence under the Optional Protocol to the ICCPR
alleged victim to be under jurisdiction of a State party
communication declared admissible by the Human Rights Committee
exhaustion of available domestic remedies
scope civil and political rights protected by the ICCPR
obligations of States parties under the ICCPR
subjectOf individual complaint procedure under the ICCPR
timePeriod issued continuously since the establishment of the individual complaint procedure under the Optional Protocol
usedBy human rights practitioners and scholars
national courts
regional human rights bodies

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Human Rights Committee produces Views on individual communications