CCPR/C/123/D/2768/2016 United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Distr.: General 29 August 2018 Original: English Human Rights Committee Decision adopted by the Committee under the Optional Protocol, concerning communication No. 2768/2016*, ** Communication submitted by: Z.B. (represented by counsel, Gruša Matevžič of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee) Alleged victims: The author State party: Hungary Date of communication: 23 May 2016 (initial submission) Document references: Decision taken pursuant to rule 97 of the Committee’s rules of procedure transmitted to the State party on 25 May 2016 (not issued in document form) Date of adoption of decision: 19 July 2018 Subject matter: Deportation to Serbia Procedural issue: Victim status Substantive issues: Risk of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; non-refoulement; right to an effective remedy Articles of the Covenant: 2 (3) (a), 7 and 13 Article of the Optional Protocol: 2 1.1 The author of the communication is Z.B., born on 2 February 1982. She is a Cameroonian and South Sudanese national seeking asylum in Hungary and subject to deportation to Serbia following the rejection of her application for refugee status in Hungary by the Hungarian authorities. She claims that by forcibly deporting her to Serbia, Hungary would violate her rights under article 7, read alone and in conjunction with article 2 (3) (a), and article 13 of the Covenant. The author is represented by the Hungarian Helsinki Committee. The Optional Protocol entered into force for Hungary on 7 September 1988. 1.2 On 25 May 2016, pursuant to rule 92 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, the Special Rapporteur on new communications and interim measures requested the State party * Adopted by the Committee at its 123rd session (2–27 July 2018). ** The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the present communication: Tania María Abdo Rocholl, Yadh Ben Achour, Ilze Brands Kehris, Sarah Cleveland, Ahmed Amin Fathalla, Olivier de Frouville, Christof Heyns, Bamariam Koita, Marcia V.J. Kran, Duncan Laki Muhumuza, Mauro Politi, José Manuel Santos Pais, Yuval Shany and Margo Waterval. GE.18-14207(E) 

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