CCPR/C/126/D/2989/2017
United Nations
International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights
Distr.: General
23 August 2019
Original: English
Human Rights Committee
Decision adopted by the Committee under the Optional
Protocol, concerning communication No. 2989/2017*, **
Communication submitted by:
I. A. (represented by counsel Stanislovas Tomas)
Alleged victim:
The author
State party:
Lithuania
Date of communication:
7 June 2017 (initial submission)
Document references:
Decision taken pursuant to rule 97 of the
Committee’s rules of procedure (now rule 92)
transmitted to the State party on 12 June 2017
(not issued in document form)
Date of adoption of Views:
26 July 2019
Subject matter:
Extradition to Belarus
Procedural issues:
Exhaustion of domestic remedies; substantiation
of claims; abuse of the right to submission
Substantive issues:
Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or
punishment; conditions of detention; effective
remedy; fair trial; family rights; voting and
election
Articles of the Covenant:
2 (3) (1); 7; 10 (1); 14 (1); 17 and 25 (b)
Articles of the Optional Protocol:
2, 3 and 5 (2) (b)
1.1
The author of the communication is I. A., a citizen of Belarus born in 1982. He
claims that Lithuania will violate his rights under articles 2 (3) (1), 7, 10 (1), 14 (1), 17 and
25 (b) of the Covenant if it proceeds with his extradition to Belarus. The author is
represented by counsel. The Optional Protocol entered into force for Lithuania on 20
February 1992.
1.2
On 12 June 2017, pursuant to rule 92 of its rules of procedure (now rule 94), the
Committee, acting through its Special Rapporteur on new communications and interim
measures, decided to grant the author’s request for interim measures and requested the State
party not to extradite him to Belarus pending consideration of the communication by the
Committee.
1.3
On 12 July 2017, the State party requested the Committee to consider the
admissibility of the communication separately from the merits and to lift the request for
interim measures. On 3 August 2017, the Special Rapporteur on new communications and
interim measures, acting on behalf of the Committee, decided to suspend consideration of
GE.19-14401(E)