CCPR/C/125/D/2323/2013 United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Distr.: General 14 May 2019 Original: English Human Rights Committee Decision adopted by the Committee under the Optional Protocol, concerning communication No. 2323/2013*, ** Communication submitted by: F.Z. and M.Z. (represented by counsel, Joseph W. Allen) Alleged victims: The authors and their two minor children State party: Canada Date of communication: 23 December 2013 (initial submission) Document references: Decision taken pursuant to rule 97 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, transmitted to the State party on 27 December 2013 (not issued in document form) Date of adoption of Views: 29 March 2019 Subject matter: Deportation to Romania Procedural issue: Ratione materiae; level of substantiation of claims Substantive issues: Risk of torture; cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; non-refoulement Articles of the Covenant: 3, 6 (1), 7, 9 (1), 17 (1), 24 (1), 26 and 27 Article of the Optional Protocol: 2 * Adopted by the Committee at its 125th session (4–29 March 2019). ** The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the communication: Tania María Abdo Rocholl, Yadh Ben Achour, Ilze Brands Kehris, Christopher Arif Bulkan, Ahmed Amin Fathalla, Shuichi Furuya, Christof Heyns, Bamariam Koita, Duncan Laki Muhumuza, Photini Pazartzis, Hernán Quezada Cabrera, Vasilka Sancin, José Manuel Santos Pais, Yuval Shany, Hélène Tigroudja, Andreas Zimmermann and Gentian Zyberi. In accordance with rule 90 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, Committee member Marcia Kran did not participate in the examination of the communication. GE.19-07888(E) 

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