CCPR/C/115/D/2052/2011 United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Distr.: General 9 December 2015 Original: English Human Rights Committee Communication No. 2052/2011 Views adopted by the Committee at its 115th session (19 October-6 November 2015) Submitted by: Suyunbai Akmatov, on behalf of his deceased son, Turdubek Akmatov (represented by Rupert Skilbeck of the Open Society Justice Initiative and Nurdin Chydyev) Alleged victim: Turdubek Akmatov State party: Kyrgyzstan Date of communication: 7 April 2011 (initial submission) Document references: Special Rapporteur’s rule 97 decision, transmitted to the State party on 21 April 2011 (not issued in document form) Date of adoption of Views: 29 October 2015 Subject matter: The author’s son’s death after alleged detention and torture Procedural issue: Admissibility (exhaustion of domestic remedies) Substantive issues: Right to life, torture, torture — prompt and impartial investigation Articles of the Covenant: Articles 6 (1) and 7, read separately and in conjunction with article 2 (3) Articles of the Optional Protocol: 5 (2) (b) GE.15-21670(E) *1521670*

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