NATIONS UNIES UNITED NATIONS
DROITS DE L?HOMME HUMAN RIGHTS
HAUT-COMMISSARIAT HIGH COMMISSIONER
HAUT-COMMISSARIAT AUX DROITS DE L'HOMME * OFFICE OFTHE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
PALAIS DES NATIONS * 1111 GENEVA 10, SWITZERLAND
www.ohchr.org - FAX: +41 22 917 9027 - E-MAIL: petitions@ohchr.org
REFERENCE: G/SO 215/51 (GEN)
Geneva, 7 May 2015
Dear Mr. Baehring,
We
hereby acknowledge the receipt of your communication dated 14 April
2015.After careful consideration of the contents of your communication,
we sincerely regret having to inforinyou that the United Nations Offce
of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is not in the position to
assist you in the matter you raise. We must therefore unfortunately
return your correspondence.
We wish to inform you that
individuals can present -complaints to the United Nations Human Rights
Treaty Bodies. The procedure before these human nights bodies requires
ascertaining whether certain prelilimary criteria are satisfied before
proceeding with the examination of a communication/ complaint,
including:
1. The complaint should provide sufficient details as
to the facts of your case, and/or as to how your rights under the
relevant treaty have been violated, including a chronological
description of the facts.
2.
Domestic judicial/administrative remedies do not appear to have been
exhausted,and it has not been substantiated that the application of
domestic remedies would be unreasonably prolonged or that the remedies
would be otherwise unavailable or ineffective. The complainant should
provide a copy of the decisions by the domestic courts.
Please
note that the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has no
authority regarding the European Court of Human Rights. Please also note
that the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is not in
position to provide legal assistance to individuals litigating cases
before international mechanisms of human rights.
You may
understand that, While We appreciate your reasons for Writing to us, the
I existing procedures require that it is ascertained whether certain
preliminary criteria are satisfieed before proceeding with the
examination of a petition.
For information about the procedures
of the examination of individual petitions on human rights violation,
please consult our website: www.ohchr.org, direct link:
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/petitions/individual.htm.
if you have difficulties to accessing our website, please write to the UNHCHR,
Information Office PW-RS-011, 1211 Geneva 10, and ask for Human Rights Fact Sheets
Nos. 7, 12, 15 and 17.
Your Sincerely,
- Petitions and Inquiries Section _
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Dear Mr. Baehring,
Please
find attached a response to your communication of 14 April 2015. Best,
Petitions and Inquiries Section (Section des requêtes et des enquêtes)
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Genève 10
Switzerland
Fax: +41 22 9179022
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