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Jurisprudence

CAT

Complete list of decisions

Case NameComm NumberDateArticlesOutcome
O.R., M.M., and M.S. v. Argentina1, 2, & 3/198831 October 198913, 14Inadmissible
W.J. v. Austria5/199022 November 1990 Inadmissible
R.E.G. v. Turkey4/199029 April 1991 Inadmissible
H. U. P. v. Spain6/199012 November 1991 Inadmissible
L. B. v. Spain9/199118 November 1991 Inadmissible
Halimi-Nedzibi v. Austria8/199105 May 1992 Admissible
Halimi-Nedzibi v. Austria8/199126 April 1993  
Halimi-Nedzibi v. Austria8/199118 November 199312, 15Violation
Mutombo v. Switzerland13/199327 April 19943Violation
Barakat v. Tunisia14/199405 May 1994 Inadmissible
J. E. and E. B. v. Spain10/199314 November 1994 Inadmissible
Khan v. Canada15/199415 November 19943Violation
X. v. Switzerland17/199417 November 1994 Inadmissible
Y. v. Switzerland18/199417 November 1994 Inadmissible
Parot v. Spain6/199002 May 199513No Violation
A. E. v. Switzerland24/199502 May 1995 Inadmissible
M.A. v. Canada22/199503 May 1995 Inadmissible
X. v. Spain23/199515 November 19953Inadmissible
N.D. v. France32/199520 November 1995 Inadmissible
X. and Y. v. The Netherlands31/199520 November 1995 Inadmissible
P. M. P. K. v. Sweden30/199520 November 1995 Inadmissible
X. v. Canada26/199520 November 1995 Inadmissible
K.K.H. v. Canada35/199522 November 1995 Inadmissible
X. v. The Netherlands36/199508 May 19963No Violation
Muzonzo v. Sweden41/199608 May 19963Violation
Alan v. Switzerland21/199508 May 19963Violation
Tala v. Sweden43/199615 November 19963Violation
Mohamed v. Greece40/199628 April 19973No Violation
Tapia Paez v. Sweden39/199628 April 19973No Violation
X. v. Switzerland27/199528 April 19973No Violation
Le Gayic et al. v. France46/199609 May 1997 Inadmissible
X. v. Switzerland38/199509 May 19973No Violation
Aemei v. Switzerland34/199509 May 19973Violation
D. v. France45/199610 November 1997 Inadmissible
R. v. France52/199610 November 1997 Inadmissible
E.A. v. Switzerland28/199510 November 19973No Violation
P.Q.L. v. Canada57/199617 November 19973No Violation
L. M. V. R. G. and M. A. B. C. v. Sweden64/199719 November 1997 Inadmissible
R.K. v. Canada42/199620 November 1997 Inadmissible
X, Y and Z v. Sweden61/199606 May 19983No Violation
I. A. O. v. Sweden65/199706 May 19983No Violation
A. F. v. Sweden89/199708 May 19983Violation
Blanco Abad v. Spain59/199614 May 199812, 13, 15Violation
J. M.. U. M. v. Sweden58/199615 May 1998 Inadmissible
G. R. B. v. Sweden83/199715 May 19983, 16No Violation
V.V. v. Canada47/199619 May 1998 Inadmissible
K.N. v. Switzerland94/199719 May 19983No Violation
A. L. N. v. Switzerland90/199719 May 19983No Violation
H. W. A. v. Switzerland48/199620 May 19983Inadmissible
Núñez Chipana v. Venezuela110/199810 November 19983Violation
J. U. A. v. Switzerland100/199710 November 19983No Violation
Ayas v. Sweden97/199712 November 19983Violation
A. v. The Netherlands91/199713 November 19983Violation
P. S. S. v Canada66/199713 November 1998 Inadmissible
Korban v. Sweden88/199716 November 19983Violation
Akhimien v. Canada67/199717 November 1998 Inadmissible
Haydin v. Sweden101/199720 November 19983Violation
H. D. v. Switzerland112/199830 April 19993No Violation
S. M. R. and M. M. R. v. Sweden103/199805 May 19993No Violation
M. B. B. v. Sweden104/199805 May 19993No Violation
N. P. v. Australia106/199806 May 19993No Violation
E.H. v. Hungary62/199610 May 1999 Inadmissible
Elmi v. Australia120/199814 May 19991, 3Violation
Arkauz v. France63/199709 November 19993Violation
Barakat v. Tunisia60/199610 November 199911, 12, 13, 14Violation
A. D. v. The Netherlands96/199712 November 19993No Violation
K. M. v. Switzerland107/199816 November 19993No Violation
G. T. v. Switzerland137/199916 November 19993No Violation
K.N. v. France93/199718 November 1999 Inadmissible
P.S. v. Canada86/199718 November 1999 Inadmissible
S. H. v. Norway121/199819 November 1999 Inadmissible
Z. T. v. Norway127/199919 November 1999 Inadmissible
K. T. v. Switzerland118/199819 November 19993No Violation
A. G. v. Sweden140/199902 May 2000 Inadmissible
N. M. v. Switzerland116/199509 May 20003No Violation
S.C. v. Denmark143/199910 May 20003No Violation
H. A. D. v. Switzerland126/199910 May 20003No Violation
V. X. N. and H. N. v. Sweden130/1999 & 131/199915 May 20003No Violation
T.P.S. v. Canada99/199716 May 20003No Violation
L.O. v. Canada95/199719 May 2000 Inadmissible
A. M. v. Switzerland144/199914 November 20003No Violation
Y. S. v. Switzerland147/199914 November 20003No Violation
P. R. v. Spain160/200023 November 2000 Inadmissible
A. S. v. Sweden149/199924 November 20003Violation
M. R. P. v. Switzerland122/199824 November 20003No Violation
M. K. O. v. The Netherlands134/199909 May 20013No Violation
Ristic v. Yugoslavia113/199811 May 20012, 12, 13, 14, 16Violation
S. S. and S. A. v. The Netherlands142/199911 May 20013No Violation
S. L. v. Sweden150/199911 May 20013No Violation
S.V. v. Canada49/199615 May 20011, 3No Violation
Z.Z. v. Canada123/199815 May 20013No Violation
X. Y. v. Switzerland128/199915 May 20013No Violation
Y. S. v. Switzerland147/199915 May 20013No Violation
M.S. v. Switzerland156/200013 November 20013No Violation
H.O. v. Sweden178/200113 November 20013No Violation
B.S. v. Canada166/200014 November 20013,16No Violation
Y. H. A. v. Australia162/200023 November 20013No Violation
S.T. v. The Netherlands175/200023 November 20013No Violation
A. R. v. Sweden170/200023 November 2001 Inadmissible
M.S. v. Australia154/200023 November 20013No Violation
E. T. B. v. Denmark146/199930 April 20023No Violation
F. F. Z. v. Denmark180/200130 April 20023No Violation
Roitman Rosenmann v. Spain176/200030 April 20025(1), 8,9, 13, 14Inadmissible
R.S. v. Austria111/199830 April 200213No Violation
M.P.S. v. Australia138/199930 April 20023No Violation
B.M. v. Sweden179/200130 April 20023No Violation
H.M.H.I. v. Australia177/200101 May 20023No Violation
Karoui v. Sweden185/200108 May 20023Violation
L.M.T.D. v. Sweden164/200015 May 20023No Violation
V. N. I. M. v. Canada119/199812 November 20023No Violation
H. K. H. v. Sweden204/200219 November 20023No Violation
Hajrizi Dzemajl et al. v. Serbia and Montenegro161/200021 November 200212,13,14,16(1)Violation
P. E. v. France193/200121 November 200215No Violation
H.B. H., T.N. T., H.J. H., H.O. H., H.R. H. and H.G. H. v. Switzerland192/200129 April 20033No Violation
A. A. v. The Netherlands198/200230 April 20033No Violation
U. S. v. Finland197/200201 May 20033No Violation
M. V. v. The Netherlands201/200202 May 20033No Violation
H. I. A. v. Sweden216/200202 May 2003 Inadmissible
S. S. v. The Netherlands191/200105 May 20033No Violation
G. K. v. Switzerland219/200207 May 20033, 15No Violation
K. S. Y. v. The Netherlands190/200115 May 20033No Violation
Z. T. v. Austria153/200011 November 20033No Violation
J. A. G. V. v. Sweden215/200211 November 20033No Violation
A. T. A. v. Switzerland236/200311 November 20033Inadmissible
K. K. v. Switzerland186/200111 November 20031, 3No Violation
M. O. v. Denmark209/200212 November 20033No Violation
Dhaou Belgacem Thabti v. Tunisia187/200114 November 200312, 13Violation
Imed Abdelli v. Tunisia188/200114 November 200312, 13Violation
Bouabdallah Ltaief v. Tunisia189/200114 November 200312, 13Violation
A. R. v. The Netherlands203/200214 November 20033No Violation
E. J. V. M. v. Sweden213/200214 November 20033No Violation
Hanan Ahmed Fouad Abd El Khalek Attia v. Sweden199/200217 November 20033No Violation
V. R. v. Denmark210/200217 November 20033No Violation
T. M. v. Sweden228/200318 November 20033,16No Violation
A. K. v. Australia148/199905 May 20043No Violation
Helle Jensen v. Denmark202/200205 May 2004 Inadmissible
S. A. v. Sweden243/200406 May 2004 Inadmissible
S. G. v. The Netherlands135/199912 May 20043No Violation
A. I. v. Switzerland182/200112 May 20043No Violation
B. S. S. v. Canada183/200112 May 20043, 16No Violation
M. A. K. v. Germany214/200212 May 20043No Violation
H. S. V. v. Sweden229/200312 May 2004 Inadmissible
M. A. M. v. Sweden196/200214 May 20043No Violation
R. S. v. Denmark225/200319 May 20043Inadmissible
L.J.R.C. v. Sweden218/200222 November 20043Inadmissible
S.U.A. v. Sweden223/200222 November 20043No Violation
Falcón Ríos v. Canada133/199923 November 20043Violation
H.A.S.V. and F.O.C. v. Canada163/200024 November 2004 Inadmissible
Dimitrijevic v. Serbia and Montenegro207/200224 November 20041, 2(1), 12, 13, 14Violation
R.D. v. Sweden220/200202 May 20053, 16No Violation
M.M.K. v. Sweden221/200203 May 20053, 16No Violation
P.A.C. v. Australia211/200203 May 2005 Inadmissible
Z.E. v. Switzerland222/200203 May 20053No Violation
Dimitrov v. Serbia and Montenegro171/200003 May 20051, 2(1),12, 13, 14Violation
I.S.D. v. France194/200103 May 20053No Violation
T.A. and S.T. v. Sweden226/200306 May 20053Violation
Brada v. France195/200217 May 20053Violation
Guridi v. Spain212/200217 May 20052, 4, 14Violation
Agiza v. Sweden233/200320 May 20053Violation
M.S.H. v. Sweden235/200314 November 20053No Violation
M.C.M.V.F. et al. v. Sweden237/200314 November 20053No Violation
Z.T. v. Norway238/200314 November 20053No Violation
A.H. v. Sweden250/200415 November 2005 Inadmissible
S.S.H. v. Switzerland254/200415 November 20053No Violation
Dimitrijevic v. Serbia and Montenegro172/200016 November 20051, 2(1), 12, 13, 14Violation
S.S.S. v. Canada245/200416 November 20053No Violation
Dadar v. Canada258/200423 November 20053Violation
Nikolic v. Serbia and Montenegro (V)174/200024 November 200512, 13Violation
S.N.A.W. et al. v. Switzerland231/200324 November 20053No Violation
R.T. v. Switzerland 242/200324 November 2005 Inadmissible
A.A. v. Azerbaijan247/200425 November 2005 Inadmissible
A.E. v. Switzerland278/200508 May 20063No Violation
Komba v. Switzerland248/200408 May 2006 Inadmissible
Zare v. Sweden256/200412 May 20063No Violation
Aung v. Canada273/200515 May 2006 Inadmissible
Guengueng et al. v. Senegal181/200117 May 20065(2), 7Violation
Rgeig v. Switzerland280/200515 November 20063Violation
H.S.T. v. Norway288/200616 November 2006 Inadmissible
A.H. v. Sweden265/200516 November 20063No Violation
S.P.A. v. Canada282/200516 November 20063No Violation
A.A.C. v. Sweden277/200316 November 20063,16No Violation
C.T. and K.M. v. Sweden279/200517 November 20063Violation
A.A. v. Switzerland251/200417 November 20063No Violation
M.N. v. Switzerland259/200417 November 20063No Violation
R.S.A.N. v. Canada284/200617 November 2006 Inadmissible
M.R.A. v. Sweden286/200617 November 20063No Violation
V.L. v. Switzerland262/200520 November 20063Violation
N.Z.S. v. Sweden277/200522 November 20063No Violation
A.R.A. v. Sweden305/2006 30 April 2007 Inadmiss
E.R.K. and Y.K. v. Sweden270/2005 and 271/200530 April 20073No Violation
Tebourski v. France300/200601 May 20073, 22Violation
A.A. v. Switzerland268/200501 May 20073No Violation
E.V.I. v. Sweden296/200601 May 20073No Violation
Pelit v. Azerbaijan281/200501 May 20073Violation
Ahmad Dar v. Norway249/200411 May 200722Violation
C.A.R.M. et al. v. Canada298/200618 May 20073No Violation
Salem v. Tunisia269/200507 November 20071, 12, 13, 14Violation
L. Z. B. v. Canada304/200608 November 20073Inadmissible
A. B. A. O. v. France264/200508 November 2007 Inadmissible
K. A. v. Sweden308/200616 November 20073Inadmissible
Iva v. Switzerland299/200616 November 20073Violation
Sogi v. Canada297/200616 November 20073Violation
T. A. v. Sweden303/200622 November 20073No Violation
M.X. v. Switzerland311/200707 May 2008311/2007No Violation
J.A.M.O. v. Canada293/200609 May 2008293/2006No Violation
Z.K. v. Sweden301/200609 May 2008301/2006No Violation
R.K. v. Sweden309/200616 May 2008309/2006No Violation

Information is as of 6 June 2008.

CERD, CCPR, CAT, CEDAW, CMW, Disability Convention and Enforced disappearances Convention have optional complaint mechanisms, whereby an individual may complain to the respective treaty body that his or her rights under the treaty have been violated. The CMW and Enforced disappearances Convention complaint mechanisms are not yet in force.

Included in this section are:

  1. requests made by the treaty body for interim measures
  2. decisions to deal jointly with cases
  3. admissibility decisions (normally decisions determining a complaint is admissible are not issued separately and hence this category involves decisions in which complaints are found to be inadmissible)
  4. final views.

The Human Rights Committee (under CCPR), the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (under CERD), the Committee Against Torture (under CAT) and the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (under CEDAW) also formally follow up on final Views where a violation has been found. This information is included in the section entitled "Follow-up: Jurisprudence".