CCPR/C/123/D/2747/2016 United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Distr.: General 7 December 2018 Original: English and French Human Rights Committee Views adopted by the Committee under article 5 (4) of the Optional Protocol, concerning communication No. 2747/2016*, **, *** Submitted by: Sonia Yaker (represented by counsel, Roger Kallas) Alleged victim: The author State party: France Date of communication: 22 February 2016 (initial submission) Document references: Decision on admissibility of 26 July 2017 Date of adoption of Views: 17 July 2018 Subject matters: Right to freedom of religion; discriminatory treatment of a religion and of its members Procedural issues: Admissibility, other procedure of international investigation or settlement; exhaustion of domestic remedies Substantive issues: Freedom of religion; non-discrimination Articles of the Covenant: 18 and 26 Articles of the Optional Protocol: 5 (2) (a) and (b) 1.1 The author of the communication is Sonia Yaker, a French national born in 1974 and domiciled in Saint-Denis, France. She claims to be a victim of a violation by France of her rights under articles 18 and 26 of the Covenant. 1 She is represented by counsel, Roger Kallas. * Adopted by the Committee at its 123rd session (2–27 July 2018). ** The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the communication: Tania María Abdo Rocholl, Yadh Ben Achour, Ilze Brands Kehris, Sarah Cleveland, Ahmed Amin Fathalla, Christof Heyns, Bamariam Koita, Marcia V.J. Kran, Duncan Laki Muhumuza, Mauro Politi, José Manuel Santos Pais, Yuval Shany and Margo Waterval. Pursuant to Rule 90 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, Olivier de Frouville, member of the Committee, did not participate in the consideration of the communication. *** The following are annexed to the present report: joint opinion of Committee members Ilze Brands Kehris, Sarah Cleveland, Christof Heyns, Marcia V.J. Kran and Yuval Shany (concurring); joint opinion of Committee members Ilze Brands Kehris and Sarah Cleveland (concurring); individual opinion of Committee member Yadh Ben Achour (dissenting); and individual opinion of Committee member José Manuel Santos Pais (dissenting). 1 Although she does not invoke it directly, the author also makes reference to article 12 of the Covenant. GE.18-21160(E) 