CCPR/C/113/D/2013/2010
United Nations
International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights
Distr.: General
19 May 2015
Original: English
Human Rights Committee
Communication No. 2013/2010
Views adopted by the Committee at its 113th session
(16 March–2 April 2015)
Submitted by:
Oleg Grishkovtsov (represented by counsel,
Roman Kislyak)
Alleged victim:
The author
State party:
Belarus
Date of communication:
6 December 2010 (initial submission)
Document references:
Special Rapporteur’s decision under rules 92 and
97, transmitted to the State party on 6 December
2010 (not issued in document form)
Date of adoption of Views:
1 April 2015
Subject matter:
Imposition of a death sentence after unfair trial,
based on confessions obtained under duress
Procedural issues:
Failure of the State party to cooperate, nonrespect of the Committee’s request for interim
measures, level of substantiation of claims
Substantive issues:
Arbitrary deprivation of life; torture and illtreatment; habeas corpus; right to a fair hearing
by an independent and impartial tribunal; right to
be presumed innocent; right not to be compelled
to testify against oneself or to confess guilt
Articles of the Covenant:
6 (1-2); 7; 9 (1–4); 14 (1, 2 and 3 (a), (b), (d) and
(g))
Articles of the Optional Protocol:
1 and 2
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