CCPR/C/116/D/1145/2002 United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Distr.: General 11 August 2016 Original: English Human Rights Committee Decision adopted by the Committee under the Optional Protocol, concerning communication No. 1145/2002*, ** Communication submitted by: E.M.M. Alleged victim: The author State party: Zambia Date of communication: 26 September 2002 Substantive issue: Death sentence At its meeting on 30 March 2016, the Human Rights Committee decided to discontinue the consideration of communication No. 1145/2002 on the grounds of failure by the author to respond to the Committee’s requests for comments regarding the information submitted by the State party indicating that the author had been released from prison. * Adopted by the Committee at its 116th session (7-31 March 2016). ** The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the communication: Yadh Ben Achour, Lazhari Bouzid, Sarah Cleveland, Ahmed Amin Fathalla, Olivier de Frouville, Yuji Iwasawa, Ivana Jelič, Duncan Laki Muhumuza, Photini Pazartzis, Sir Nigel Rodley, Víctor Manuel Rodríguez-Rescia, Fabián Omar Salvioli, Dheerujlall Seetulsingh, Anja Seibert-Fohr, Yuval Shany, Konstantine Vardzelashvili and Margo Waterval. GE.16-13902(E) 

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