Cecilia Derksen v. The Netherlands
1 April 2004
(Communication No. 976/2001), CCPR/C/80/D/976/2000
Subject:
Article 26 - Discrimination on the ground of other status, objective and reasonable justification
Distinction between half-orphans whose parents were married and those whose parents were not married
Conclusion:
Violation of Article 26: The Human Rights Committee found that the distinction between half-orphans whose parents were married and those whose parents were not married had no objective justification.
(Paragraphs 9.3,10)