E/C.12/55/D/2/2014 Annex Views of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (fifty-fifth session) concerning Communication No. 2/2014 Submitted by: I.D.G. (represented by counsel, Fernando Ron and Fernando Morales) Alleged victim: The author State party: Spain Date of communication: 28 January 2014 (initial submission) The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, established pursuant to Economic and Social Council resolution 1985/17, Meeting on 17 June 2015, Having concluded its consideration of communication No. 2/2014, submitted to the Committee under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Adopts the following: Views under article 9, paragraph 1, of the Optional Protocol 1. The author of the communication is Ms. I.D.G., a Spanish national born on 28 June 1965. The author claims to be a victim of a violation of her rights under articles 11 and 2, paragraph 1, of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by the State party. 1 The author is represented by counsel. 1.2 In the present Views, the Committee first summarizes the information and the arguments submitted by the parties, then considers the admissibility and merits of the communication and, lastly, states its conclusions and recommendations. A. Summary of the information and arguments submitted by the parties The facts as submitted by the author 2.1 The author lives in Madrid. On 15 June 2007, she purchased a property to live in, using most of her savings and taking a mortgage loan from a bank. According to the author the property has an appraisal value for auction of €742,890.68. __________________ 1 2/16 The Optional Protocol entered into force for the State party on 5 May 2013. GE.15-17368