Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Decision adopted by the Committee under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, concerning communication No. 71/2018 *

Communication submitted by:A.H. et al.

Alleged victims:A.H. et al.

State party:Spain

Date of communication:29 October 2018

Subject matter:Eviction for occupation without legal title

Substantive issue:Right to adequate housing

Article of the Covenant:11 (1)

1.On 29 October 2018, the authors submitted an individual communication to the Committee. On the same date, the Committee registered the communication and requested the State party to take interim measures to suspend the eviction of the authors pending the consideration of the communication or to provide them with adequate alternative housing, in genuine consultation with them.

2.At its meeting on 22 February 2021, the Committee, taking note that the organization representing the authors had reported that they had left the apartment and that it had lost contact with them, decided to discontinue its consideration of communication No. 71/2018, pursuant to article 17 of its provisional rules of procedure under the Optional Protocol.