CCPR/C/115/D/2474/2014 United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Distr.: General 11 December 2015 Original: English Human Rights Committee Communication No. 2474/2014 Views adopted by the Committee at its 115th session (19 October-6 November 2015) Submitted by: X (represented by counsels Terje Einarsen and Arild Humlen) Alleged victim: X State party: Norway Date of communication: 28 October 2014 (initial submission) Document references: Special Rapporteur’s rules 92 and 97 decision, transmitted to the State party on 10 November 2014 (not issued in document form) Date of adoption of Views: 5 November 2015 Subject matter: Deportation of author to Afghanistan Procedural issues: Admissibility – same matter; admissibility – other procedure; admissibility – ratione materiae Substantive issues: Effective remedy; non-refoulement; refugee status; torture Articles of the Covenant: 2 (3) and 7 Articles of the Optional Protocol: 2 and 5 (2) (a) GE.15-21843(E) *1521843*

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