CCPR/C/117/D/2745/2016
United Nations
International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights
Distr.: General
30 August 2016
Original: English
Human Rights Committee
Decision adopted by the Committee under the Optional
Protocol, concerning communication No. 2745/2016*, **
Communication submitted by:
V.R. and N.R. (represented by Daniel Norrung)
Alleged victims:
The authors and their son
State party:
Denmark
Date of communication:
27 February 2016 (initial submission)
Date of adoption of decision:
14 July 2016
Subject matter:
Deportation to the Islamic Republic of Iran
Procedural issue:
Substantiation of claims
Substantive issues:
Right to life; torture, cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment or punishment; freedom
of religion
Articles of the Covenant:
6, 7 and 18
Article of the Optional Protocol:
2
1.1
The authors of the communication are V.R and N.R. and their son, D., all of whom
are Iranian nationals born, respectively, in 1983, 1984 and 2013. The authors were asked to
leave Denmark voluntarily within 15 days of 17 August 2015, following the rejection of
their asylum request. They claim that the State party would violate their rights under
articles 6, 7 and 18 of the Covenant if they were deported back to the Islamic Republic of
Iran. The authors are represented by counsel. The Optional Protocol entered into force for
the State party on 23 March 1976.
1.2
On 3 March 2016, the Committee, acting through its Special Rapporteur on new
communications and interim measures, decided not to issue a request for interim measures
of protection under rule 92 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, and determined that no
* Adopted by the Committee at its 117th session (20 June-15 July 2016).
** The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the present
communication: Yadh Ben Achour, Lazhari Bouzid, Sarah Cleveland, Olivier de Frouville,
Ahmed Amin Fathalla, Yuji Iwasawa, Ivana Jelić, Photini Pazartzis, Mauro Politi, Sir Nigel Rodley,
Victor Manuel Rodríguez-Rescia, Fabián Omar Salvioli, Yuval Shany and Margo Waterval.
GE.16-14937(E)