CCPR/C/117/D/2469/2014
United Nations
International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights
Distr.: General
9 September 2016
Original: English
Human Rights Committee
Views adopted by the Committee under article 5(4) of the
Optional Protocol, concerning communication
No. 2469/2014*, **
Communication submitted by:
E.U.R. (represented by counsel,
Marianne Vølund)
Alleged victim:
The author
State party:
Denmark
Date of communication:
23 October 2014 (initial submission)
Document references:
Decision taken pursuant to rules 92 and 97 of the
Committee’s rules of procedure; transmitted to
the State party on 24 October 2014 (not issued in
document form)
Date of adoption of Views:
1 July 2016
Subject matter:
Deportation to Afghanistan
Substantive issues:
Right to life; risk of torture and ill-treatment;
right to a fair trial
Procedural issue:
Insufficient substantiation of claims
Articles of the Covenant:
7 and 19
Articles of the Optional Protocol:
2 and 3
* Adopted by the Committee at its 117th session (20 June-15 July 2016).
** The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the present
communication: Yadh Ben Achour, Lazhari Bouzid, Olivier de Frouville, Ahmed Amin Fathalla,
Yuji Iwasawa, Duncan Muhumuza Laki, Photini Pazartzis, Mauro Politi, Sir Nigel Rodley,
Victor Manuel Rodríguez-Rescia, Fabián Omar Salvioli, Dheerujlall Seetulsingh, Anja Seibert-Fohr,
Yuval Shany, Konstantine Vardzelashvili and Margo Waterval.
The texts of one individual and one joint (dissenting) opinions by five Committee members are
appended to the present Views.
GE.16-15666(E)