L. R. et al v. Slovak Republic
7 March 2005
(Communication No. 31/2003), UN Doc. CERD/C/66/D/31/2003
Subject:
Article 1 (1), Article 2(1)(a); Article 5 (e) (iii) - Racial discrimination, in particular prohibition to engage in an act or practice of racial discrimination; State parties are obliged to ensure that all public authorities do not engage in an act or practice of racial discrimination; right to housing; states parties shall assure effective remedies
Conclusion:
Violation of Article 2(1)(a): an act of discrimination took place by the municipal council;
Violation of Article 5(e)(iii): resolution by municipal council violated petitioners' right to housing;
Violation of Article 6: no effective remedy was available.