CCPR/C/114/D/2280/2013
Annex
Views of the Human Rights Committee under article 5,
paragraph 4, of the Optional Protocol to the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (114th session)
concerning
Communication No. 2280/2013*
Submitted by:
Y (represented by counsel, Arash Banakar)
Alleged victim:
The author
State party:
Canada
Date of communication:
29 July 2013 (initial submission)
The Human Rights Committee, established under article 28 of the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
Meeting on 22 July 2015,
Having concluded its consideration of communication No. 2280/2013, submitted to
the Human Rights Committee on behalf of Y under the Optional Protocol to the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
Having taken into account all written information made available to it by the author
of the communication and the State party,
Adopts the following:
Views under article 5, paragraph 4, of the Optional Protocol
1.1
The author of the communication is Y, a Sri Lankan national born on 5 May 1984.
He claims that the State party would violate his rights under articles 6 (1), 7 and 9 (1) of the
Covenant were he to be deported to Sri Lanka. He is represented by counsel, Arash
Banakar.
1.2
On 30 July 2013, pursuant to rule 92 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, the
Committee, acting through its Special Rapporteur on new communications and interim
measures, requested the State party to refrain from deporting the author to Sri Lanka while
the communication was being examined. On 31 July 2013, the author informed the
Committee that the State party had cancelled his removal to Sri Lanka, in accordance with
the Committee’s request.
* The following members of the Committee participated in the consideration of the present
communication: Yadh Ben Achour, Lazhari Bouzid, Sarah Cleveland, Ahmed Amin Fathalla, Olivier
de Frouville, Yuji Iwasawa, Ivana Jelić, Duncan Laki Muhumuza, Photini Pazartzis, Mauro Politi,
Sir Nigel Rodley, Víctor Manuel Rodríguez-Rescia, Fabián Omar Salvioli, Dheerujlall Seetulsingh,
Anja Seibert-Fohr, Yuval Shany, Konstantine Vardzelashvili and Margo Waterval.
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