Thirdly, independent evidence tends to corroborate the allegation of torture.

Others have quickly embraced and promoted Jibril s allegation.

See articles 12 14 in relation to an allegation of torture.

To support this allegation the source makes the following points

However the allegation that polonium was used was a new detail.

As such, the allegation of torture is inadmissible for failure to exhaust domestic remedies.

A general allegation for application of the agreement in respect of certain employees is not enough.

After all, motive and context are legitimate questions in any serious criminal allegation.

The Armenian allegation about a blockade had no legal basis and was untrue.

The Working Group notes that the Government did not comment on this allegation.

The government reiterates its firm condemnation of torture and recognises its responsibility to investigate any reasonable allegation.

The Committee takes note of the complainant's allegation that his treatment constituted torture within the meaning of the Convention.

It was kind of along these lines, and the allegation was that I have, quote, affection for terrorists.

This allegation is based on the fact that foreign inspectors have carried out inspections of the Alpha Serengeti.

One allegation, made recently by a well known French publicist, is that the arrest was typical of American puritanism.

This allegation of the source is corroborated by the Working Group's own findings reached during its visit in Belarus.

His clear implication is that fraud was committed at Barclays a serious allegation from Britain s finance minister.

Once a person has established an allegation of discrimination the burden of proof shifts to the person who is suspected of discriminatory activities.

During the period under review, one allegation was received but was found to be unsubstantiated following an investigation.

4.3 The State party rejects the allegation that the author was unable to cross examine witnesses in court.

The State party thus argues that the allegation of ill treatment on that date has been effectively refuted by its Ambassador's observations.

The State party has neither contested this allegation nor given any justification for arresting the author without a warrant.

Similarly, there has been no denial of the allegation that evidence found in the home of the accused had been planted there hours earlier.

The Commission considered that the allegation related to the lack of impartiality was not raised in the appeal (cassation) to the Supreme Court.

It shifts the burden of proof to the party accused of discrimination, thus strengthening the position, in civil law proceedings, of the person making the allegation.

It concludes that this part of the communication should be found inadmissible, under article 2 of the Optional Protocol, since the allegation was not sufficiently substantiated.

The allegation by Amnesty International that some Saharan human rights defenders had been arrested and tortured in Moroccan jails was a matter of grave concern.

In addition, the Swedish authorities apparently did not seek to call any medical expertise, particularly after the complainant's direct allegation of torture in March 2003.

They are 10 Saudi academicians who were arrested earlier this year and accused of financing terrorism an allegation that is yet to be proved against them.

In the absence of further information, the Committee considers that this allegation is not sufficiently substantiated and accordingly declares it inadmissible under article 2 of the Optional Protocol.

Finally, the State party argues that the brief communication lacks sufficient material basis, including basic evidence, that would go beyond a mere allegation.

In particular, there is no allegation that Mr. Celal, who the evidence showed was almost certainly driving the pickup away, posed any risk.

The Chairman also stressed that the Committee had noted with concern the allegation that the Western Shoshone indigenous people were being denied their traditional rights to land and that actions taken by the State party in relation to the status, use and occupation of these lands may cumulatively lead to irreparable harm to this community.

The author's allegation that no judicial body ever responded substantively to his defence relating to the tapped telephone calls with his lawyer was unfounded.

In addition, this allegation was not made in the domestic courts, so that it should be considered inadmissible under article 5, paragraph 2 (b), of the Optional Protocol.

In the Committee's view, those reports lend considerable weight to his allegation that he was tortured during the interrogations he underwent in a military camp.

The process, in general, involved the sending of a letter to the concerned Government requesting information and comments on the allegation and that preventive or investigatory action be taken.

In order to establish his allegation, the appellant should have proved that his case was the same as that of the cases in respect of which the relevant agreement was applied.

This fact prompted both the Constitutional Court of Spain and the European Commission of Human Rights to decide that the allegation concerning the lack of impartiality was inadmissible for non exhaustion of remedies.

In February, Syria s state news agency accused jihadi rebels of firing a rocket containing chemical materials in Khan al Assal an allegation that the British television outlet Channel Four backs.

It is often the case that mandate holders can report an allegation and the Government's explanation but cannot reach a conclusion because the facts are disputed.

Referring to the allegation of police brutality in the case of Martine Desmarais, he noted that the matter was still in the hands of the Director of Public Prosecutions, pending completion of the preliminary inquiry.

The intervention could take the form of a letter of allegation or an urgent action, referring to alleged human rights violations that had already occurred, were ongoing, or had a high risk of occurring.

When the prosecutor requests the police gendarmes to investigate an allegation, they may not do so with the same efficiency as they would investigate attacks against themselves.

7.5 Concerning the author's complaint of his difficulties in finding a job because of his criminal record, the Committee considers that the author has not exhausted domestic remedies with respect to this allegation of discrimination.