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ill-treatment obtain full and effective redress and reparation, including compensation
and the means for as full rehabilitation as possible. 9 Such redress should cover all the
harm suffered by the victim and encompass, among other measures, restitution,
compensation and guarantees of non-repetition of the violations, taking into account
the circumstances of the individual case. 10 In view of the failure to conduct an
effective and impartial investigation in this case, the Committee concludes that the
State party has failed to fulfil its obligations under article 14 of the Convention.
8.
The Committee, acting under article 22 (7) of the Convention , is of the view that
the facts before it disclose a violation of article 1, article 2 (1), read in conjunction
with article 1, and articles 12, 13 and 14 of the Convention.
9.
Pursuant to rule 118 (5) of its rules of procedure, the Committee urges the Sta te
party to: (a) complete its investigation into the events in question with a view to
bringing all those responsible for the complainant’s treatment to justice; (b) grant the
complainant appropriate redress, including compensation for the material and
psychological harm suffered, measures of restitution, rehabilitation and satisfaction,
and guarantees of non-repetition; (c) take all necessary measures to prevent any
threats or acts of violence to which the complainant or his family might be exposed, in
particular as a result of having lodged the present complaint; and (d) inform the
Committee, within 90 days from the date of the transmittal of this decision, of the
steps it has taken, including the provision of compensation to the complainant, in
response to the views expressed above.
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10
12/12
Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 44 (A/68/44),
annex X, para. 5.
See Bendib v. Algeria, para. 6.7.
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