ÿWPC <5XOø§Þ*NÿOjÓ–ðµ,YÁà_:xÖåoVŸÚ 3¢è¸‡iÙÎë­éRX°¢£«® I)ñ'W•­Ÿ@*žJà`Ë4;*¯j|r÷ó_=Ìz 1) 90L3°Aµ Y [p‹×]„Á)geñFdîbmÎÐj³¾®nXÐ#µ;x_"6³Æ=ºÅPy>°± R–1ʸ5 žß‰=X -”T&FëAùò òO¼^Â9 Åp!šû7+éõ¹äÍ5PeíR4"‘T›Çÿ€Ä­Fw„Ç/§¾Hé92Üu ÂIþRÁi 2PŒnÙê=¶`y‚¦ý¸Ûî>*hi½Z¾ÓÓ$§U˜-Ø¥» I%n" Gk‘˜€Òü¢If,RïÜÖ–ARçžA^£Öoö#•÷ºº¹Š"J7ÎÛ-}‘SB1jý‰ $w$l¤˜;›0|…7˜$:Ï»Â0 Däf+é/ºf¬CòÛ@¨àx›‚«ðÓ”±=,àMd6Nšé6¨÷~ªÊƃðž^ ±Ü™pL%Éd*éL!tœ·ñã/¢bþÔQp§ÁÒQÉôš–«)€§lÒÃòŽ<ò€³sÃÆó8në(U>l̪ 0µv 0<+ 0Yg 0_À 0iƈ 0ÑN 0( D+G AMr ¿ 0¶Ï #Á… UNF %” Mš (ž NÆ ^ È wÔ 4Ø ì mî ô\  `‹&Times New Roman' K. L. v. Denmark, Communication No. 59/1979 (26 March 1980), U.N. Doc. CCPR/C/OP/1 at 24 (4. CCPR/C/OP/1 at 24 ("Angie Dituri"0Angie Dituri .   6F , ÿÿ4Heading 3Ô S ÔÓ p^SÓÔ€£££Ôò òÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÔ€XXXÔó óÓ p^SÓ<ÿÿ:Default Para6ÿÿ4HyperlinkóóòòÔ ÿ ÔóóÔ  Ô<ÿÿ:FollowedHypeóóòòÔ  ÔóóÔ  Ô< ÿÿ:Normal (Web)Ô S ÔÓ =jSÓÓ =jSÓ Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5(©28?$££Ý ƒ5 !ÝÒܰÒÒܰÒÔ..ÔÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÓ  ÓÔ€X!_XXXÔÔ€X!_XXX!_ÔÝ  Ý(ÿÿ$’’'dxd A<< cÿÿ#|x(Ž5 $¡¡ÒܰÒÒܰÒÔ..ÔÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÓ  ÓÔ€X/kXXXÔÔ€X/kXXX/kÔ˜HP LaserJet 4000 Series PSÈÚØÚÚØÈÚ0(ÈhH  Z‹6Times New Roman RegularXQ«S) è’.)ê:i¢Ø+00ÿU‹ÿÀÀÀÝ ƒ5 !ÝÒܰÒÒܰÒÔ..ÔÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÓ  ÓÔ€X!_XXXÔÔ€X!_XXX!_ÔÝ  ÝÔ_Ôò òHUMAN€RIGHTS€COMMITTEEÐ ° ÐÌòòK.€L.€v.€DenmarkóóÐ |Ì ÐÌCommunication€No.€59/1979Ð H˜ ÐÌ26€March€1980Ð  d ÐÌÌADMISSIBILITYó óÐ Æ   ÐÌÌòòòòSubmitted€byóó:€K.€L.€on€27€November€1978€Ð xÈ  ÐÌòòAlleged€victimóó:€The€author€Ð D”  ÐÌòòState€partyóó:€Denmark€Ð ` ÐÌòòDate€of€decision€on€inadmissibilityóó:€26€March€1980€(ninth€session)€óóÐ Ü, ÐÌÌÓ  Óò òòòDecision€on€Admissibilityóóó óÐ ŽÞ ÐÌÌÓ ÓÓ  ÓThe€author€of€the€communication€(consisting€of€numerous€complaints€dated€between€27Ð @ ÐNovember€1978€and€14€February€1980),€K.€L.,€is€a€Danish€citizen€of€Swedish€descent,€bornÐ &v Ðon€28€November€1945.€He€directs€his€complaints€against€various€public€officials,€municipalÐ  \ Ðand€State€authorities€from€several€branches€of€Government€in€Denmark€on€the€ground,€interÐ òB Ðalia,€that€they€have€persistently€subjected€him€to€discrimination,€because€of€his€ethnic,Ð Ø( Ðreligious€and€national€background€and€for€political€reasons,€the€Danish€authorities€beingÐ ¾ Ðallegedly€permeated€with€radical€leftist€political€ideology€and€consequently€holding€personsÐ ¤ô Ðlike€the€author,€who€do€not€claim€to€hold€left€wing€political€convictions,€in€Ô_ÔdisfavourÔ_Ô.€AsÐ Š Ú Ðevidence€of€the€conspiracy€against€him,€the€author€mentions,€among€many€other€allegedÐ p!À  Ðfacts,€that€Danish€authorities€have€for€years€sought€to€brand€him€as€a€mentally€disturbedÐ V"¦! Ðperson€and€thereby€to€ruin€his€social€standing,€in€particular€to€the€detriment€of€hisÐ <#Œ" Ðopportunities€to€further€his€studies€and€to€be€gainfully€employed.€He€also€claims€that€the€factÐ "$r# Ðthat€his€name€has€repeatedly€been€misspelled€by€Danish€authorities€is€yet€anotherÐ %X $ Ðmanifestation€of€the€discriminatory€treatment€he€has€been€subjected€to.€Ð î%>!% ÐÌOne€of€the€author's€complaints€is€that,€at€the€request€of€his€sister€and€with€the€aid€of€theÐ º' #' Ðpolice,€he€was€unlawfully€brought€to€a€hospital€and€kept€there€against€his€will€for€seven€daysÐ  (ð#( Ð(25€February€to€4€March€1977),€during€which€period€he€was€subjected€to€a€medicalÐ †)Ö$) Ðexamination€on€account€of€an€alleged€mental€illness.€He€sought€unsuccessfully€to€obtainÐ l*¼%* Ðcompensation€for€the€enforced€and€involuntary€detention€and€alleges€that€the€failure€to€grantÐ R+¢&+ Ðhim€compensation€constitutes€violations€by€the€State€party€of€articles€9€(1),€9€(5),€10€(1),€14Ð 8,ˆ', Ð(1),€17€(1)€and€26€of€the€International€Covenant€on€Civil€and€Political€Rights.€It€appears€thatÐ -n(- Ðthe€reason€given€for€his€removal€to€the€hospital€was€that€his€mental€illness€had€made€itÐ ° Ðimpossible€to€cope€with€him€in€his€home,€where€he€lived€with€his€mother,€whom€he€allegedlyÐ –æ Ðsuspected€of€having€killed€his€father.€The€examination€which€he€underwent€at€the€hospitalÐ |Ì Ðconfirmed€that€he€was€suffering€from€paranoid€psychosis,€but€it€was€concluded€that€theÐ b² Ðprospects€for€improvement€or€cure€through€enforced€medical€treatment€were€not€goodÐ H˜ Ðenough€to€justify€involuntary€detention€and€consequently€he€was€released.€His€claim€forÐ . ~ Ðcompensation€was€rejected€by€the€district€court€and€on€appeal,€by€the€Ô_ÔstreÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔLandsretÔ_Ô,€sinceÐ  d Ðit€was€found€that,€in€the€circumstances€that€existed,€those€involved€had€not€acted€in€aÐ ú J ÐÔ_ÔreproachableÔ_Ô€manner€such€as€to€give€rise€to€liability.€His€request€for€leave€to€appeal€to€theÐ à 0 ÐSupreme€Court€was€also€rejected€on€the€ground€that€the€conditions€to€grant€leave€to€appealÐ Æ   Ðwere€not€fulfilled.€Ð ¬ ü  ÐÌThe€author's€other€complaints€relate€to€numerous€alleged€violations€in€connection€with€(a)Ð xÈ  Ðthe€failure€of€the€courts€to€take€his€views€into€account€before€deciding€that€his€mother€shouldÐ ^®  Ðretain€the€undivided€estate€after€her€husband's€death;€(b)€the€persistent€failure€of€theÐ D”  Ðappropriate€administrative€authorities€and€the€courts€to€agree€to€exempt€the€author€from€courtÐ *z  Ðcosts€in€a€number€of€law€suits€which€he€intended€to€initiate€against€various€authorities€andÐ ` Ðpublic€officials;€(c)€refusals€to€grant€the€author€financial€support€and€free€transportation€inÐ öF Ðconnection€with€his€studies;€(d)€the€fact€that€his€late€father€was€cremated€instead€of€beingÐ Ü, Ðgiven€"a€Christian€burial";€(e)€refusal€by€the€authorities€to€give€him€access€to€a€documentÐ Â Ðrelating€to€the€admission€of€his€father€to€a€rest„home€for€old€people€in€1973;€(f)€persistentÐ ¨ø Ðfailure€of€the€authorities€to€grant€him€employment;€(g)€the€fact€that€he€has€been€obliged€toÐ ŽÞ Ðpay€taxes€although€not€gainfully€employed€(this€relates€to€taxation€for€the€year€1976,€forÐ tÄ Ðwhich€the€author€did€not€file€a€tax€return„„his€taxes€were€therefore€estimated€by€the€taxÐ Zª Ðauthorities);€(h)€being€obliged€to€pay€taxes€to€the€State€Church€although€he€belonged€toÐ @ Ðanother€church€denomination,€the€Swedish€Church€of€Ô_ÔGastafÔ_Ô€(this€also€appears€to€relate€toÐ &v Ðthe€year€for€which€the€author€did€not€file€a€tax€return);€(Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô)€refusal€of€the€courts€to€appoint€aÐ  \ Ðlawyer€to€assist€the€author€in€preparing€a€private€criminal€law€suit€against€his€sister€andÐ òB Ðagainst€the€policemen€who€brought€him€to€the€hospital€against€his€will€on€25€February€1977;Ð Ø( Ð(j)€the€failure€of€the€authorities,€including€the€Supreme€Court,€to€grant€leave€to€the€author€toÐ ¾ Ðappeal€to€the€Supreme€Court€in€connection€with€his€efforts€to€obtain€compensation€for€timeÐ ¤ô Ðspent€in€custody€on€remand€in€June/July€1976€(this€relates€to€the€investigation€of€allegedÐ Š Ú Ðcriminal€offences€which€led€to€court€decisions€finding€the€author€guilty€of€theft€and€fraud„„noÐ p!À  Ðpenalty€was€however€exacted€and€the€author€appears€to€understand€that€fact€as€a€vindicationÐ V"¦! Ðof€his€complaints);€(k)€the€failure€of€the€authorities€to€initiate,€at€his€request,€criminalÐ <#Œ" Ðproceedings€against€the€Supreme€Court€judges€who€had€rendered€decisions€in€his€casesÐ "$r# Ðbefore€the€court;€(l)€the€failure€of€the€appropriate€authorities€to€take€seriously€his€claim€thatÐ %X $ Ða€social€worker€had€failed€in€his€duty€by€offering€to€assist€the€author€in€securing€a€disabilityÐ î%>!% Ðpension,€instead€of€offering€him€assistance€in€obtaining€employment;€(m)€the€failure€of€theÐ Ô&$"& ÐState€Tax€Court€to€observe€impartiality€in€a€decision€concerning€him€rendered€on€15Ð º' #' ÐFebruary€1979;€(n)€the€failure€of€the€Parliamentary€Ombudsman€to€render€appropriateÐ  (ð#( Ðassistance€to€him€in€connection€with€his€Ô_ÔendeavoursÔ_Ô€to€find€suitable€employment€and€toÐ †)Ö$) Ðobtain€education€grants,€thus€joining€other€authorities,€who€allegedly€for€political€reasonsÐ l*¼%* Ðhave€conspired€not€to€grant€him€financial€assistance€and€(o)€the€Ombudsman's€failure€to€findÐ R+¢&+ Ðthat€several€examinations€which€the€author€had€taken€at€the€University€of€CopenhagenÐ 8,ˆ', Ðshould€be€declared€null€and€void,€on€the€ground€that€these€examinations€had€not€beenÐ -n(- Ðconducted€in€a€manner€prescribed€by€law.€Ð ° ÐÌThe€author€claims€that€the€facts€described€above,€which€relate€to€events€taking€place€afterÐ |Ì Ð23€March€1976,€the€date€on€which€the€Optional€Protocol€and€the€International€Covenant€onÐ b² ÐCivil€and€Political€Rights€entered€into€force€for€Denmark,€constitute€violations€by€the€StateÐ H˜ Ðparty€of€various€provisions€of€the€International€Covenant€on€Civil€and€Political€Rights,€asÐ . ~ Ðwell€as€the€provisions€of€a€number€of€other€international€instruments.€In€substantiation€of€hisÐ  d Ðcomplaints€he€has€furnished€a€voluminous€dossier€consisting€mainly€of€court€transcriptsÐ ú J Ð(including€the€judgements€complained€of)€and€correspondence€from€various€publicÐ à 0 Ðauthorities€and€officials,€relating€to€the€matters€complained€of.€Ð Æ   ÐÌIn€accordance€with€article€1€of€the€Optional€Protocol,€the€Human€Rights€Committee€has€onlyÐ ’â  Ðexamined€the€author's€claims€insofar€as€they€are€alleged€to€reveal€breaches€by€the€State€partyÐ xÈ  Ðof€the€provisions€of€the€International€Covenant€on€Civil€and€Political€Rights.€The€CommitteeÐ ^®  Ðhas€no€competence€to€examine€alleged€violations€of€other€international€instruments.€Ð D”  ÐÌThe€Committee€has€carefully€considered€the€material€submitted€by€the€author,€but€is€unableÐ ` Ðto€find€that€there€are€grounds€substantiating€his€allegations€of€violations€of€the€Covenant.€Ð öF ÐÌThe€Human€Rights€Committee€therefore€decides:€Ð  ÐÌ1.€That€the€communication€is€inadmissible.€Ð ŽÞ ÐÌ2.€That€the€decision€be€communicated€to€the€author.€Ð Zª ÐÌÓøÓ