The obligations of States parties under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 2009, para. 10
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In the experience of the Committee, States do not always respect their obligation. In failing to respond to a communication, or responding incompletely, a State which is the object of a communication puts itself at a disadvantage, because the Committee is then compelled to consider the communication in the absence of full information relating to the communication. In such circumstances, the Committee may conclude that the allegations contained in the communication are true, if they appear from all the circumstances to be substantiated.
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Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Human Rights Committee
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
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Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
All
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Year
2009
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Other
Reference
CCPR General Comment No. 33, The obligations of States parties under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (2009), para. 10.