Angela Poma Poma v Peru
- Treaty Body
- HRC
- State Party
- Peru
- Year of Decision
- 2009
- Subject matter
- Withdrawal of water from indigenous land
- Substantive issue(s)
- Right of minorities to enjoy their own culture
- Right to an effective remedy
- Right to equality before the courts
- Right to privacy and family life
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 1
- 17
- 2
- 27
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
Y v United Republic of Tanzania
- Treaty Body
- CRPD
- State Party
- Tanzania
- Year of Decision
- 2018
- Subject matter
- Torture, inhuman and degrading treatment; discrimination against a person with albinism
- Substantive issue(s)
- Albinism
- Discrimination on the ground of disability
- Right to respect for intellectual and mental integrity
- Torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 1
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 24
- 4
- 5
- 7
- 8
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
Z v United Republic of Tanzania
- Treaty Body
- CRPD
- State Party
- Tanzania
- Year of Decision
- 2019
- Subject matter
- Torture, inhuman and degrading treatment; discrimination against a person with albinism
- Substantive issue(s)
- Albinism
- Discrimination on the ground of disability
- Right to respect for intellectual and mental integrity
- Torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 10
- 14
- 16
- 17
- 5
- 6
- 8
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
Jovica Dimitrov v Serbia and Montenegro
- Treaty Body
- CAT
- State Party
- Serbia
- Year of Decision
- 2005
- Subject matter
- Torture and/or ill-treatment in detention
- Substantive issue(s)
- Right to a prompt and impartial investigation
- Torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 1
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 16
- 2
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
Danilo Dimitrijevic v Serbia and Montenegro
- Treaty Body
- CAT
- State Party
- Serbia
- Year of Decision
- 2005
- Subject matter
- Torture and/or ill treatment in detention
- Substantive issue(s)
- Right to a prompt and impartial investigation
- Torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 1
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 16
- 2
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
Tiina Sanila Aikio v Finland
- Treaty Body
- HRC
- State Party
- Finland
- Year of Decision
- 2018
- Subject matter
- Right to vote in elections to the Sami Parliament
- Substantive issue(s)
- Discrimination
- Political rights
- Protection of minorities
- Right to self-determination
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 1
- 25
- 26
- 27
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
Sonia Yaker v France
- Treaty Body
- HRC
- State Party
- France
- Year of Decision
- 2018
- Subject matter
- Right to freedom of religion; discriminatory treatment of a religion and of its members
- Substantive issue(s)
- Discrimination
- Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 5
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
Miriana Hebbadj v France
- Treaty Body
- HRC
- State Party
- France
- Year of Decision
- 2018
- Subject matter
- Right to freedom of religion; discriminatory treatment of a religion and its followers
- Substantive issue(s)
- Discrimination
- Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 18
- 26
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
Polat Bekzhan et al v Kazakhstan
- Treaty Body
- HRC
- State Party
- Kazakhstan
- Year of Decision
- 2020
- Subject matter
- Refusal to allow importation of religious publications
- Substantive issue(s)
- Freedom of expression
- Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
- Protection of minorities
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 18
- 19
- 27
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
Grigore Zapescu v Moldova
- Treaty Body
- CERD
- State Party
- Moldova
- Year of Decision
- 2021
- Subject matter
- Racial discrimination in access to employment; lack of compensation
- Substantive issue(s)
- Discrimination on the grounds of national or ethnic origin
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 1
- 2
- 5
- 6
- 7
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
X v United Republic of Tanzania
- Treaty Body
- CRPD
- State Party
- Tanzania
- Year of Decision
- 2017
- Subject matter
- orture, inhuman and degrading treatment; discrimination against a person with albinism
- Substantive issue(s)
- Albinism
- Discrimination on the ground of disability
- Right to respect for intellectual and mental integrity
- Torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 1
- 15
- 17
- 5
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
IDG v Spain
- Treaty Body
- CESCR
- State Party
- Spain
- Year of Decision
- 2015
- Subject matter
- Lack of effective access to the courts to protect the right to adequate housing
- Substantive issue(s)
- Right to adequate housing
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 11
- 2
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
Christopher Leo v Australia
- Treaty Body
- CRPD
- State Party
- Australia
- Year of Decision
- 2019
- Subject matter
- Institutionalization of person with intellectual and psychosocial impairment; right to enjoy legal capacity on an equal basis with others
- Substantive issue(s)
- Access to court
- Arbitrary detention
- Discrimination on the ground of disability
- Exercise of legal capacity
- Intellectual and psychosocial disability
- Restriction of rights
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 25
- 26
- 28
- 5
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
Manuway Doolan v Australia
- Treaty Body
- CRPD
- State Party
- Australia
- Year of Decision
- 2019
- Subject matter
- Institutionalization of person with intellectual and psychosocial impairment; right to enjoy legal capacity on an equal basis with others
- Substantive issue(s)
- Access to court
- Arbitrary detention
- Discrimination on the ground of disability
- Intellectual and psychosocial disability
- Restriction of rights
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 19
- 25
- 26
- 28
- 5
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
Mohammad Rabbae et al v The Netherlands
- Treaty Body
- HRC
- State Party
- Netherlands
- Year of Decision
- 2011
- Subject matter
- Incitement to racial or religious hatred by a politician
- Substantive issue(s)
- Fair trial
- Incitement to racial or religious hatred
- Protection of minorities
- Right to an effective remedy
- Right to equality before the courts
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 14
- 17
- 2
- 20
- 26
- 27
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
Besim Osmani v Serbia
- Treaty Body
- CAT
- State Party
- Serbia
- Year of Decision
- 2009
- Subject matter
- Ill-treatment of the complainant by police officials in the course of the execution of an eviction order and subsequent failure to obtain redress and compensation
- Substantive issue(s)
- Right to a prompt and impartial investigation
- Right to complain to, and to have a case promptly and impartially examined by the competent authorities
- Right to fair and adequate compensation
- Torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 16
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
Daniel Billy et al v Australia
- Treaty Body
- HRC
- State Party
- Australia
- Year of Decision
- 2022
- Subject matter
- Failure to take mitigation and adaptation measures to combat the effects of climate change
- Substantive issue(s)
- Arbitrary/unlawful interference
- Children's rights
- Protection of indigenous peoples
- Right of minorities to enjoy their own culture
- Right to an effective remedy
- Right to life
- Right to privacy and family life
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 17
- 2
- 24
- 27
- 6
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
Chiara Sacchi et al v Argentina
- Treaty Body
- CRC
- State Party
- Argentina
- Year of Decision
- 2021
- Subject matter
- Failure to prevent and mitigate the consequences of climate change
- Substantive issue(s)
- Best interests of the child
- Right of minorities to enjoy their own culture
- Right to life
- Right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 24
- 3
- 30
- 6
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
Hamid Saydawi and Masir Farah v Italy
- Treaty Body
- CESCR
- State Party
- Italy
- Year of Decision
- 2024
- Subject matter
- Eviction of two families from a dwelling that they were occupying without legal title
- Substantive issue(s)
- Right to adequate housing
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 11
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
Soraya Moreno Romero v Spain
- Treaty Body
- CESCR
- State Party
- Spain
- Year of Decision
- 2021
- Subject matter
- Eviction of the author from her home
- Substantive issue(s)
- Right to adequate housing
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 11
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
Mohamed Ben Djazia and Naouel Bellili v Spain
- Treaty Body
- CESCR
- State Party
- Spain
- Year of Decision
- 2017
- Subject matter
- Eviction of lessees as a result of judicial proceedings initiated by the lessor
- Substantive issue(s)
- Right to adequate housing
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 11
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
Sara Vazquez Guerreiro v Spain
- Treaty Body
- CESCR
- State Party
- Spain
- Year of Decision
- 2023
- Subject matter
- Eviction of a family from a dwelling occupied without legal title
- Substantive issue(s)
- Right to adequate housing
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 10
- 11
- 3
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
Jeremy Matson et al v Canada
- Treaty Body
- CEDAW
- State Party
- Canada
- Year of Decision
- 2022
- Subject matter
- Entitlement to Indian status as First Nations descendants in the maternal line (discrimination)
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
Ailsa Roy v Australia
- Treaty Body
- HRC
- State Party
- Australia
- Year of Decision
- 2023
- Subject matter
- Effective participation of Indigenous Peoples in the mechanism for the determination of their rights to traditional territory
- Substantive issue(s)
- Determination of Indigenous Peoples’ right to traditional territory
- Discrimination
- Fair trial
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 1
- 14
- 2
- 26
- 27
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
Ilya Nesterov et al v Russian Federation
- Treaty Body
- HRC
- State Party
- Russian Federation
- Year of Decision
- 2023
- Subject matter
- Dissolution of a local religious organization of Jehovah's Witnesses for distribution of publications banned as extremist
- Substantive issue(s)
- Discrimination on the ground of religion
- Freedom of association
- Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
- Protection of minorities
- Torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 18
- 22
- 26
- 27
- 7
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
Yaku Sacha Perez Guartambel v Ecuador
- Treaty Body
- CERD
- State Party
- Ecuador
- Year of Decision
- 2022
- Subject matter
- Discrimination due to non-recognition of ancestral marriage
- Substantive issue(s)
- Discrimination on the grounds of national or ethnic origin
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 1
- 2
- 5
- 9
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
Ioane Teitiota v New Zealand
- Treaty Body
- HRC
- State Party
- New Zealand
- Year of Decision
- 2019
- Subject matter
- Deportation to Kiribati
- Substantive issue(s)
- Right to life
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 6
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
Flor Agustina Calfunao Paillalef v Switzerland
- Treaty Body
- CAT
- State Party
- Switzerland
- Year of Decision
- 2019
- Subject matter
- Deportation to Chile
- Substantive issue(s)
- Non-refoulement
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 22
- 3
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
Rakhim Mavlonov and Shansiy Sa’di v Uzbekistan
- Treaty Body
- HRC
- State Party
- Uzbekistan
- Year of Decision
- 2009
- Subject matter
- Denial of re-registration of a newspaper published in a minority language by the State party’s authorities
- Substantive issue(s)
- Freedom of expression
- Restrictions necessary for the protection of national security
- Restrictions necessary for the protection of public order
- Right of minorities to enjoy their own culture
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 19
- 27
Treaty Body Jurisprudence
Zhavlon Mirzakhodzhaev v Kyrgyzstan
- Treaty Body
- HRC
- State Party
- Kyrgyzstan
- Year of Decision
- 2020
- Subject matter
- Denial of fair trial
- Substantive issue(s)
- Discrimination on the grounds of national or ethnic origin
- Fair trial
- Presumption of innocence
- Trial in absentia
- Article(s) of Covenant
- 14
- 17
- 2
- 27
Treaty Body Jurisprudence