CCPR/C/112/D/2053/2011
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 (112th session)
concerning
Communication No. 2053/2011
Submitted by:
B.L. (represented by Balmain for Refugees)
Alleged victim:
The author
State party:
Australia
Date of communication:
15 April 2011 (initial submission)
The Human Rights Committee, established under article 28 of the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
Meeting on 16 October 2014,
Having concluded its consideration of communication No. 2053/2011, submitted to
the Human Rights Committee by B.L. 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 B.L., a Senegalese national born on 8 August
1978. At the time of submission of his communication, the author was in Australia, facing
imminent removal to his country of origin. He claims that the State party will breach his
rights under articles 6, 7 and article 18 of the Covenant if he is deported to Senegal. The
Covenant and the Optional Protocol thereto entered into force for Australia on 13 August
1980 and 25 September 1991 respectively. The author is represented by Balmain for
Refugees.
1.2
On 26 April 2011, the Special Rapporteur on new communications and interim
measures, acting on behalf of the Committee, requested the State party not to deport the
The following members of the Committee participated in the consideration of the present
communication: Yadh Ben Achour, Christine Chanet, Ahmad Amin Fathalla, Cornelis Flinterman,
Yuji Iwasawa, Gerald L. Neuman, Víctor Manuel Rodríguez-Rescia, Fabián Omar Salvioli,
Dheerujlall B. Seetulsingh, Anja Seibert-Fohr, Yuval Shany, Konstantine Vardzelashvili, Margo
Waterval and Andrei Paul Zlătescu.
The texts of individual opinions by Committee members Gerald L. Neuman and Yuji Iwasawa
(concurring), Dheerujlall B. Seetulsingh (concurring) and Fabián Omar Salvioli (concurring) are
appended to the present Views.
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