CCPR/C/116/D/2422/2014
United Nations
International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights
Distr.: General
24 May 2016
Original: English
Human Rights Committee
Views adopted by the Committee under article 5 (4) of the
Optional Protocol, concerning communication
No. 2422/2014* ,**
Communication submitted by:
Z (represented by counsel, Marianne Vølund)
Alleged victim:
Z
State party:
Denmark
Date of communication:
10 June 2014 (initial submission)
Document references:
Decision taken pursuant to rules 92 and 97,
transmitted to the State party on 10 June 2014
(not issued in document form)
Date of adoption of Views:
11 March 2016
Subject matter:
Deportation of author to country of origin
(Armenia)
Procedural issues:
Admissibility—manifestly ill founded
Substantive issues:
Non-refoulement, refugee status and torture
Articles of the Covenant:
7 and 26
Article of the Optional Protocol:
2 and 3
* Adopted by the Committee at its 116th session (7-31 March 2016).
** The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the communication:
Yadh Ben Achour, Lazhari Bouzid, Sarah Cleveland, Olivier de Frouville, Ahmed Amin Fathalla,
Yuji Iwasawa, Ivana Jelić, Duncan Laki Muhumuza, Mauro Politi, Sir Nigel Rodley, Victor Manuel
Rodríguez-Rescia, Fabián Omar Salvioli, Dheerujlall Seetulsingh, Anja Seibert-Fohr, Yuval Shany,
Konstantine Vardzelashvili and Margo Waterval.
GE.16-08137(E)