Judgment No. 2956

• Organization: World Health Organization (WHO)
• Date: 02.02.2011
• Original: French
• Judges: Ba, Rouiller, Frydman
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

1. The decision of 1 December 2008 is set aside.
2. The case is referred back to WHO in order that it may proceed as indicated under 9.
3. The Organization shall pay the complainant 3,000 Swiss francs in compensation for the moral injury suffered.
4. It shall also pay him costs in the amount of 2,000 francs.
5. The complaint is otherwise dismissed.

Consideration 8

Extract:

The Secretary of the Board of Appeal informed the complainant that the statement of intention to appeal he had sent to the Board was irreceivable but "this official plainly had no authority to take a decision in place of the Board itself".

Keywords

internal appeals body; internal appeal; internal remedies exhausted; misuse of authority; abuse of power