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Complaint Form to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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1.  Information concerning the author(s) of the communication

 

Family name ……………………………………………..............

 

First name(s) …………………………………………………......

 

Date and place of birth …………………………………………..

 

Nationality/citizenship ………………………………………......

 

Sex ……………………………………………………………….

 

Other relevant personal identification data (if any of the above

details are not available) …………………………………….…..

 

Present address …………………………………………….….

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Mailing address for confidential correspondence (if other than

present address)    ……………………………………….………

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Telephone or mobile number (if any)…………………………...

 

E-mail address (if any)………………………………………….

 

Fax number (if any)…………………………………………….

 

If you are submitting the communication on behalf of the alleged

victim(s), please provide evidence showing the consent of the

victim(s), or reasons that justify submitting the communication

without such consent……………………………………………..

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2.  Information concerning the alleged victim(s)

 

Family name……………………………………………..............

 

First name(s)…………………………………………………......

 

Date and place of birth…………………………………………..

 

Nationality/citizenship………………………………………......

 

Sex……………………………………………………………….

 

If you consider it appropriate, please indicate whether the alleged

 

victim(s) has a disability and, if so, the nature of their disability

……………………………………………………………………

 

Other relevant personal identification data (if any of the above

details are not available)…………………………………….…..

 

Present address    …………………………………………….….

     ……………………………………………….

     ………………………………………………..

 

Mailing address for confidential correspondence (if other than

present address)    ……………………………………….………

      ……………………………………………….

      ……………………………………………….

 

Telephone or mobile number (if any)…………………………...

 

E-mail address (if any)………………………………………….

 

Fax number (if any)…………………………………………….

 

If the communication concerns a group of individuals claiming to

be victims, please provide basic information about each individual,

in line with the above list

 

3.  Information on the State party concerned

 

Name of the State party (country)………………………………

 

4.  Subject matter of the communication

 

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5.  Nature of the alleged violation(s)

 

Please provide detailed information to substantiate your claim,

including:

 

Description of the alleged violation(s), specifying the acts or omissions

that prompted the communication…...............................................……

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Details of the perpetrators of the alleged violation(s)…….....................

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Date(s)…………………………………………………………........….

 

Place(s)………………………………………………......……………..

 

Insofar as possible, please indicate which provisions of the Convention

were allegedly violated. If the communication refers to more than one

provision, describe each issue separately……..............................…….

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6.  Steps taken to exhaust domestic remedies

 

Describe the action taken to exhaust domestic remedies in the State party

in which the alleged violation(s) of rights protected under the Convention

occurred, such as attempts to obtain legal or administrative redress. Any

complaint submitted to the Committee must first have been submitted to

the national courts and authorities for consideration.

 

In particular, please indicate:

 

Type(s) of action taken by the alleged victim(s) to exhaust domestic

remedies, such as decisions of domestic courts ………………………

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Authority or body addressed …………………………………………

 

Name of the court hearing the case (if any) …………………………

 

Date(s)…………………………………………………………………

 

Place(s)…………………………………………………………………

 

Who initiated the action or sought a solution …………………………

 

Key points of the final decision of the authority, body or court addressed

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If domestic remedies have not been exhausted, please explain why:

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Note:  Please enclose copies of all relevant documentation, including

copies of legal or administrative decisions or domestic legislation

related to the case or summaries of such decisions or legislation in one

of the working languages of the Secretariat (English, French, Spanish

or Russian).

 

7.  Other international procedures

 

Has the same matter already been examined or is it being examined

under another procedure of international investigation or settlement?

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If yes, explain:

 

Type of procedure(s)……………………………………………………

 

Body or bodies addressed ………………………………………………

 

Date(s)…………………………………………………………………

 

Place(s)…………………………………………………………………

 

Results (if any)…………………………………………………………

 

Note:  Please enclose copies of all relevant documentation.

 

8.  Specific requests/remedies

 

Please detail the specific requests or remedies that are being submitted

to the Committee for consideration. …………………………………

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9.  Date, place and signature

 

Date of communication:………………………………………………

 

Place of signature of communication: ………………………………

 

Signature of author(s) and/or alleged victim(s):

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10.  List of documents attached

 

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Note:  Do not send originals, only copies.

 

11.  Address for submission of the communication

 

Please send your communication to:

 

Petitions Team

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights

United Nations Office at Geneva

1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland

E-mail: tb-petitions@ohchr.org

Fax: +41 22 917 90 22