CCPR/C/119/D/2602/2015 United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Distr.: General 16 May 2017 Original: English Human Rights Committee Views adopted by the Committee under article 5 (4) of the Optional Protocol, concerning communication No. 2602/2015*, ** Communication submitted by: Z.H. Alleged victims: The author, A.H. and their three minor children State party: Denmark Date of communication: 15 February 2015 (initial submission) Document references: Decision taken pursuant to rule 97 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, transmitted to the State party on 29 April 2015 (not issued in document form) Date of adoption of Views: 27 March 2017 Subject matter: Deportation to Albania Substantive issues: Right to life; right to freedom of movement; right not to be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy and home Procedural issues: Failure to substantiate claims, and compatibility ratione materiae and ratione loci Articles of the Covenant: 6, 12 and 17 Articles of the Optional Protocol: 2 and 3 1.1 The author of the communication is Z.H., a national of Albania born in 1976, who submits it on behalf of himself, his wife, A.H., a national of Albania born in 1987, and their three minor children, born in 2005, 2010 and 2013, respectively. The family’s asylum application in Denmark was rejected by the Refugee Appeals Board on 25 February 2015 and they now risk deportation. The author claims that their deportation to Albania would amount to a violation by Denmark of articles 6, 12 and 17 of the Covenant. The Optional Protocol to the Covenant entered into force for Denmark on 23 March 1976. The author is not represented by counsel. * Adopted by the Committee at its 119th session (6-29 March 2017). ** The following Committee members participated in the examination of the communication: Tania Abdo Rocholl, Yadh Ben Achour, Ilze Brands Kehris, Sarah Cleveland, Ahmed Amin Fathalla, Olivier de Frouville, Christof Heyns, Yuji Iwasawa, Bamariam Koita, Marcia V.J. Kran, Duncan Laki Muhumuza, Photini Pazartzis, Mauro Politi, Anja Seibert-Fohr, Yuval Shany and Margo Waterval. GE.17-07867(E) 

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