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. 69/2018 * , * *
Communication submitted by:A.S.M.C.
Alleged victims :The author and her two minor children
State party:Spain
Date of communication:26 October 2018 (initial submission)
Subject matter :Eviction from a dwelling occupied without title and owned by a private fund
Substantive issue:Right to adequate housing
Article of the Covenant:11 (1)
1.On 26 October 2018, the Committee registered the communication and requested the State party to take interim measures to suspend the eviction of the author and her children pending the consideration of the communication or to provide them with adequate alternative housing, in genuine consultation with them.
2.At its meeting on 28 February 2022, the Committee, having noted that the author had failed to respond to repeated requests for comments on the State party’s request for discontinuance, concluded that the author had lost interest and decided to discontinue consideration of communication No. 69/2018, in accordance with rule 18 of its rules of procedure under the Optional Protocol.