CAT/C/55/D/554/2013 United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Distr.: General 9 October 2015 Original: English Committee against Torture Communication No. 554/2013 Decision adopted by the Committee at its fifty-fifth session (27 July-14 August 2015) 1 Submitted by: X. (represented by counsel, Yaroslav Ravdel)1 Alleged victim: The complainant State party: Kazakhstan Date of complaint: 25 June 2013 (initial submission) Date of present decision: 3 August 2015 Subject matter: Extradition to the Russian Federation Substantive issue: Risk of torture and death upon return to the country of origin Procedural issues: Exhaustion of domestic remedies, substantiation of the complaint Article of the Convention: 3, 6, 7 and 22 The submission to the Committee was made on behalf of the complainant by his mother. GE.15-17474(E) *1517474*

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