CCPR/C/122/D/2252/2013 United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Distr.: General 24 May 2018 Original: English Human Rights Committee Views adopted by the Committee under article 5 (4) of the Optional Protocol, concerning communication No. 2252/2013*, ** Communication submitted by: Annadurdy Khadzhiyev, on his own behalf and on that of his sister, Ogulsapar Muradova (represented by counsel, Rupert Skilbeck, of the Open Society Justice Initiative) Alleged victims: The author and his sister State party: Turkmenistan Date of communication: 9 April 2013 (initial submission) Document references: Decision taken pursuant to rule 97 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, transmitted to the State party on 12 June 2013 (not issued in document form) Date of adoption of Views: 6 April 2018 Subject matters: Torture; death in custody Procedural issue: Non-substantiation of the claims Substantive issues: Torture; prompt and impartial investigation of torture; right to life; arbitrary arrest or detention; fair trial; presumption of innocence; adequate time and facilities to prepare a defence; legal assistance for a fair trial; right to appeal Articles of the Covenant: 6 (1) and 7, read alone and in conjunction with 2 (2) and (3); 9 (1) and (3); 14 (1), (2), (3) (b) and (d) and (5); and 19 Article of the Optional Protocol: 2 1. The author of the communication is Annadurdy Khadzhiyev, a national of Turkmenistan born in 1957, who is submitting the communication on his own behalf and on that of his sister, Ogulsapar Muradova, also a national of Turkmenistan born in 1948. Ms. Muradova was detained and died in custody in 2006. The author claims that the State party has violated their rights under articles 6 (1) and 7, read alone and in conjunction with * Adopted by the Committee at its 122nd session (12 March–6 April 2018). ** The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the communication: Yadh Ben Achour, Ilze Brands Kehris, Ahmed Amin Fathalla, Olivier de Frouville, Christof Heyns, Yuji Iwasawa, Ivana Jelić, Bamariam Koita, Marcia V.J. Kran, Duncan Laki Muhumuza, Photini Pazartzis, Mauro Politi, José Manuel Santos Pais, Yuval Shany and Margo Waterval. GE.18-08380(E) 

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