CAT/C/51/D/441/2010
Annex
Decision of the Committee against Torture under article 22 of
the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (fifty-first session)
concerning
Communication No. 441/2010
Submitted by:
Mr. Oleg Evloev (represented by the Kazakhstan
International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule
of Law)
Alleged victim:
The complainant
State party:
Kazakhstan
Date of complaint:
20 December 2010 (initial submission)
The Committee against Torture, established under article 17 of the Convention
against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,
Meeting on 5 November 2013,
Having concluded its consideration of complaint No. 441/2010, submitted to the
Committee against Torture on behalf of Mr. Oleg Evloev under article 22 of the Convention
against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,
Having taken into account all information made available to it by the complainant
and the State party,
Adopts the following:
Decision under article 22, paragraph 7, of the Convention
against Torture
1.
The complainant is Oleg Evloev, a Kazakh national born in 1980. He claims to be a
victim of violations by Kazakhstan1 of his rights under articles 1, 2, 12, 13, 14 and 15 of the
Convention against Torture. He is represented by the Kazakhstan International Bureau for
Human Rights and the Rule of Law.2
The facts as presented by the complainant
2.1
On 21 October 2008, around 8 p.m., a mother and her three minor children were
murdered in their home in Astana. On 22 October 2008, around 5p.m., one D.T. was
questioned by the Internal Affairs Department of Astana as a witness in this context.
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2
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The State party made the declaration under article 22 of the Convention against Torture on 21
February 2008.
A power of attorney, dated 24 November 2009 and signed by the complainant, is attached to the
complaint.