ولذلك ينبغي اعتباره ضحية انتهاك المادة 7. وإذ تلاحظ، علاوة على ذلك، كرب واضطراب أسرة صاحب البلاغ من جراء اختفاء ابنها واستمرار عدم التيقن من مصيره ومكان وجوده، فتعتبر أن صاحب البلاغ وزوجته ضحيتا انتهاك المادة 7 أيضاً من العهد.
“the State party is under an obligation to provide the author and his family with an effective remedy, including a thorough and effective investigation into the disappearance and fate of the author's son, his immediate release if he is still alive, adequate information resulting from its investigation, and adequate compensation for the violations suffered by the author's son, the author and his family.