CAT/C/58/D/616/2014
United Nations
Convention against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment
or Punishment
Distr.: General
19 September 2016
Original: English
Committee against Torture
Decision adopted by the Committee under article 22 (7) of the
Convention, concerning communication No. 616/2014*, **
Communication submitted by:
J.I. (represented by counsel, Johan Lagerfeld)
Alleged victim:
The complainant
State party:
Sweden
Date of complaint:
10 July 2014 (initial submission)
Date of adoption of decision:
12 August 2016
Subject matter:
Expulsion to the Russian Federation
Substantive issues:
Torture; non-refoulement
Procedural issues:
None
Article of the Convention:
3
1.1
The complainant is J.I., a citizen of the Russian Federation born in 1984. His request
for asylum in Sweden was rejected and, at the time of submission of the complaint, he was
awaiting forcible removal to the Russian Federation. In his complaint, he claims that his
deportation would violate his rights under article 3 of the Convention. The complainant is
represented by counsel, Johan Lagerfeld.
1.2
On 11 July 2014, the Committee, acting through its Rapporteur on new complaints
and interim measures, asked the State party not to expel the author to the Russian
Federation while his complaint was being considered.
The facts as presented by the complainant
2.1
The complainant was born in the village of Gettyn Kele in Shatoy district,
approximately 60 km from the city of Grozny, in Chechnya. In 2007, one person from his
* Adopted by the Committee at its fifty-eighth session (25 July-12 August 2016).
** The following members of the Committee participated in the consideration of the communication:
Essadia Belmir, Alessio Bruni, Felice Gaer, Abdelwahab Hani, Claude Heller Rouassant,
Jens Modvig, Ana Racu and Sébastien Touzé.
GE.16-16126(E)