Case Scenario:
Mr. A, a national of State X which is a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and its first Protocol, was arrested by the police in October 2005 in the context of terrorist bombings that took place in the capital of this state and have left many people killed or seriously wounded. Mr. A was beaten up, denied food and water for 2 days, before he was brought to a military base situated outside the country. He was kept there for 2 years without having the opportunity to establish contact to the outside world, not being allowed to write or read, including reading the holy book of his religion that he had carried with him. Suddenly he became released without any explanation and compensation. All the proceedings he has instituted against State X were to no avail.
Mr. A doesn't accept this result. He wishes to complain about the violations of his human rights, particularly his human dignity, to the Human Rights Committee and receive adequate compensation.
Question 1: Given the facts presented above, please discuss whether and which Covenant rights have been violated and if Mr. A may claim compensation.
Question 2: What impact does these arguments have on the admissibility and/or the merits of Mr. A's communication?
Question 3: Discuss whether this argument may change the result you have found in responding to question 1.
Question 4: Please discuss the issue.
Question 5: What would you propose in order to make the monitoring procedure ( ART. 40 ICCPR) more effective?
The response addresses the queries posted in 6000 words with references.