United Nations
CCPR/C/112/D/2126/2011*
International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights
Distr.: General
26 November 2014
Original: English
Human Rights Committee
Communication No. 2126/2011
Views adopted by the Committee at its 112th session
(7–31 October 2014)
*
Submitted by:
Kesmatulla Khakdar, (represented by counsel,
Ms. Tsytlina and Mr. Golubok)
Alleged victims:
The author
State party:
Russian Federation
Date of communication:
7 December 2011(initial submission)
Document references:
Special Rapporteur’s rule 97 decision,
transmitted to the State party on 22 December
2011 (not issued in document form)
Date of adoption of decision:
17 October 2014
Subject matter:
Potential deportation of the author to
Afghanistan after withdrawal of asylum
Procedural issues:
Non-exhaustion; abuse of the right to submission
Substantive issues:
Torture; right to protection from unlawful
interference with privacy and family
Articles of the Covenant:
7; 17
Articles of the Optional Protocol:
2; 3; 5, paragraph 2 (b)
Reissued for technical reasons on 15 December 2014.
GE.14-22928 (E)