Seeking Remedies for Torture Victims: A Handbook on the Individual Complaints Procedures of the UN Tready Bodies Textbox ii: Model Complaint on Torture INDIVIDUAL COMPLAINT TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE UNDER THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL I. INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PETITION The Author Name: Victim Nationality: X Profession: Unemployed DOB: 12 February 1965. Address: Capital City, X. (See passport at Annex 1) The author requests that he be identified as ‘V’. The Victim Name: Victim State Party X Violations Articles 7 and 10, and article 2(3) when read in conjunction with articles 7 and 10 of the ICCPR349 Representation Name: Mr. L Nationality: X Address: Law Firm, Capital City, X. (See authorization letter at Annex 2) II. STATEMENT OF FACTS A. CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS 1. The author was born on 12 February 1965 in X (see passport at Annex 1). He is represented in this communication by his lawyer, Mr L (see letter of authorization signed by the author at Annex 2) The Arrest 2. On 23 September 2002, the author was arrested by two police officers in the City Square. The police officers did not inform the author of the reasons for his arrest, nor did they inform the author of his rights at the time of arrest. The police officers were not wearing any form of personal identification at the time of arrest and consequently their identity cannot be confirmed. The author can recall that one of the officers had a scar on his nose. He cannot remember any other distinguishing features of the officers. Three people, who were in the City Square at the time 349 This complaint is a hypothetical scenario and is not based on any actual cases. This model complaint in fact raises also other issues under other provisions of the ICCPR, such as Article 9 concerning arbitrary detention. For the purposes of this Handbook, we will limit the model to illustrating presentation and arguments relating to torture and ill-treatment only. An actual complainant would naturally raise the other ICCPR issues. 108