CAT/C/57/D/593/2014
United Nations
Convention against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment
Distr.: General
12 August 2016
Original: English
Committee against Torture
Decision adopted by the Committee under article 22 of the
Convention, concerning communication No. 593/2014*, **
Communication submitted by:
I.M. and V.Z. (represented by counsel)
Alleged victim:
The complainants
State party:
Denmark
Date of complaint:
24 March 2014 (initial submission)
Date of present decision:
6 May 2016
Subject matter:
Extradition to Romania
Substantive issue:
Risk of torture upon return to the country of
origin
Procedural issue:
Non-substantiation of the claim
Article of the Convention:
3
1.1
The complainants are I.M. and V.Z., both nationals of Romania, born in 1967 and
1968, respectively. At the time of the submission of the present complaint, both
complainants were detained at the Center Jelling of the Danish Red Cross, awaiting
deportation to Romania. They claim that, if Denmark proceeds with their deportation, it
will violate their rights under article 3 of the Convention. The complainants are represented
by counsel, Niels-Erik Hansen.
1.2
On 28 March 2014, in application of rule 114, paragraph 1, of its rules of procedure,
the Committee requested the State party not to deport the complainants to Romania while
their communication was being considered by the Committee.
1.3
On 29 September 2014, the State party submitted its observations on admissibility
and merits, and asked the Committee to review its decision for interim measures of
* Adopted by the Committee at its fifty-seventh session (18 April-13 May 2016).
** The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the present
communication: Essadia Belmir, Alessio Bruni, Satyabhoosun Gupt Domah, Felice Gaer,
Abdoulaye Gaye, Claudio Grossman, Sapana Pradhan-Malla, George Tugushi and Kening Zhang.
GE.16-14002(E)