The obligations of States parties under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 2009, para. 4
Paragraphe
Paragraph text
Article 1 of the Optional Protocol provides that a State party to the Optional Protocol "recognizes the competence of the Committee to receive and consider communications from individuals subject to its jurisdiction who claim to be victims of a violation by that State party of any of the rights set forth in the Covenant". It follows that States parties are obliged not to hinder access to the Committee and must prevent any retaliatory measures against any person who has submitted a communication to the Committee.
Status juridique
Non-negotiated soft law
Organe
Human Rights Committee
Type de document
General Comment / Recommendation
Mode d'adoption
N.A.
Thèmes
Food & Nutrition
Governance & Rule of Law
Personnes concernées
N.A.
Année
2009
Type de paragraphe
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. 4.