CCPR/C/115/D/2052/2011
Annex
Views of the Human Rights Committee under article 5 (4) of
the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights (115th session)
concerning
Communication No. 2052/2011*
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)
The Human Rights Committee, established under article 28 of the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
Meeting on 29 October 2015,
Having concluded its consideration of communication No. 2052/2011, submitted to
it by Suyunbai Akmatov under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights,
Having taken into account all written information made available to it by the author
of the communication and the State party,
Adopts the following:
Views under article 5 (4) of the Optional Protocol
1.
The author is Suyunbai Akmatov, a Kyrgyz national who submits the
communication on behalf of his deceased son, Turdubek Akmatov, also a Kyrgyz national,
born in 1972 and deceased in 2005. The author claims that his son was a victim of a
violation by Kyrgyzstan of his rights under articles 6 (1) and 7, read separately and in
conjunction with article 2 (3), of the Covenant. The Optional Protocol entered into force for
the State party on 7 January 1995. The author is represented by counsel.
* The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the present
communication: Yadh Ben Achour, Lazhari Bouzid, Sarah Cleveland, Olivier de Frouville,
Yuji Iwasawa, Ivana Jelić, Duncan Laki Muhumuza, Photini Pazartzis, Mauro Politi, Sir Nigel
Rodley, Víctor Manuel Rodríguez-Rescia, Fabián Omar Salvioli, Dheerujlall Seetulsingh,
Anja Seibert-Fohr, Yuval Shany, Konstantine Vardzelashvili and Margo Waterval.
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