CAT/C/60/D/653/2015
United Nations
Convention against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment
Distr.: General
22 June 2017
Original: English
Committee against Torture
Decision adopted by the Committee under article 22 of the
Convention, concerning communication No. 653/2015*, **
Communication submitted by:
A.M.D. et al. (represented by counsel, Jytte
Lindgard)
Alleged victim:
The complainants
State party:
Denmark
Date of complaint:
24 December 2014 (initial submission)
Date of present decision:
12 May 2017
Subject matters:
Deportation to the Russian Federation; risk of
torture
Procedural issue:
Admissibility — manifestly ill-founded
Substantive issue:
Non-refoulement
Articles of the Convention:
3 and 22
1.1
The complainants are A.M.D., born on 9 February 1966, in Chechnya, Russian
Federation, and M.M.Y., born on 2 November 1977, also in Chechnya. They present their
complaint on their own behalf and on behalf of their three minor children, K.D., born on 18
March 2000, M.D., born on 8 February 2002, and Z.D., born on 23 March 2006. All are
nationals of the Russian Federation. The complainants claim that their deportation to
Chechnya would expose them to a risk of torture and death. They are represented by
counsel.1
1.2
On 26 June 2015, the Committee, acting through its Rapporteur on new complaints
and interim measures, asked the State party not to expel the complainants while their case
was being considered. On 1 July 2015, the Refugee Appeals Board of Denmark suspended
the procedures leading to the complainants’ departure from Denmark until further notice, in
accordance with the Committee’s request. On 5 October 2015, the Committee, acting
through the same Rapporteur, denied the request of the State party dated 23 July 2015 to lift
interim measures.
* Adopted by the Committee at its sixtieth session (18 April-12 May 2017).
** The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the communication:
1
Essadia Belmir, Alessio Bruni, Felice Gaer, Claude Heller-Rouassant, Ana Racu, Sébastien Touzé
and Kening Zhang. Pursuant to rule 109 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, Jens Modvig, did not
participate in the consideration of the communication.
Denmark made a declaration under article 22 of the Convention on 27 May 1987.
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