Universal-Womens-accesss-to-justice-Publications-Practitioners-Guide-Series-2016-ENG

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WOMEN’S ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE 355
(b) If the WGAD considers that the case is not one of
arbitrary deprivation of liberty, it shall render an
opinion to this effect;
(c) If the WGAD considers that further information is
required from the government or the source, it may
keep the case pending until that information is
received;
(d) If the WGAD considers that it is unable to obtain
sufficient information on the case, it may file the
case provisionally or definitively;
(e) If the WGAD decides that the arbitrary nature of the
deprivation of liberty is established, it shall render
an opinion to that affect and make recommendations
to the government.
The opinion adopted by the WGAD is sent to the
government concerned together with the
recommendations of the WGAD. Three weeks later,
the opinion is sent to the complainant.
Follow-up: The WGAD inserts the opinion in its annual report
to the UN Human Rights Council. 970 The WGAD must also take
all the appropriate measures to ensure that governments
inform it of follow-up actions taken on the recommendations
made. 971
Review: In exceptional circumstances, the WGAD may
reconsider an already adopted opinion: (a) if the facts on which
the request is based are considered by the Group to be entirely
new and such as to have caused the Group to alter its decision
had it been aware of them; (b) if the facts had not been known
or had not been accessible to the party originating the request;
970
Ibid., para. 19.
971
Ibid., para. 20.