CCPR/C/115/D/2474/2014
Annex
Views of the Human Rights Committee under article 5 (4) of
the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights (115th session)
concerning
Communication No. 2474/2014*
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)
The Human Rights Committee, established under article 28 of the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
Meeting on 5 November 2015,
Having concluded its consideration of communication No. 2474/2014 submitted to it
by X under the Optional Protocol to the Covenant,
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 (4) of the Optional Protocol
1.1
The author of the communication is X, an Afghan national born in 1989 and
currently residing in Norway. The author is subject to deportation following the rejection of
his application for refugee status in Norway. He asserts that by removing him to
Afghanistan, the State party would violate his rights under articles 2 (3) and 7 of the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The first Optional Protocol to the
Covenant entered into force for Norway on 13 September 1972. He is represented by
counsels Terje Einarsen and Arild Humlen. 1
1.2
On 10 November 2014, pursuant to rules 92 and 97 of its rules of procedure, the
Committee, acting through its Special Rapporteur on new communications and interim
measures, requested that the State party not remove the author to Afghanistan while the
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2
The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the present
communication: Yadh Ben Achour, Lazhari Bouzid, Sarah Cleveland, Olivier de Frouville,
Yuji Iwasawa, Ivana Jelić, Duncan Laki Muhumuza, Photini Pazartzis, Mauro Politi, Sir Nigel
Rodley, Victor Manuel Rodríguez-Rescia, Fabián Omar Salvioli, Dheerujlall Seetulsingh,
Anja Seibert-Fohr, Yuval Shany, Konstantine Vardzelashvili and Margo Waterval.
The initial submission was made by counsel Erik Osvik, who was succeeded by Terje Einarsen and
Arild Humlen.