CCPR/C/113/D/2192/2012
Annex
Views of the Human Rights Committee under article 5 (4) of
the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil
and Political rights (113th session)
concerning
Communication No. 2192/2012*
Submitted by:
N.S. (represented by counsel, Irina Birukova)
Alleged victim:
The author
State party:
Russian Federation
Date of communication:
21 August 2012 (initial submission)
The Human Rights Committee, established under article 28 of the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
Meeting on 27 March 2015,
Having concluded its consideration of communication No. 2192/2012, submitted to
the Human Rights Committee under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights,
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 N.S., a national of Kyrgyzstan, of Kyrgyz
ethnicity, born on 4 June 1983. At the time of the initial communication, the author was
detained, pending the finalization of extradition proceedings following an extradition
request by Kyrgyzstan. The author claims to be a victim of violations by the Russian
Federation of his rights under article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights. He also maintains that, if the Russian Federation proceeds with his extradition, that
would constitute a violation of his rights under article 7 of the Covenant.1 The author is
represented by counsel.
1.2
On 22 August 2012, pursuant to rule 92 of its rules of procedure, the Committee,
acting through its Special Rapporteur on new communications and interim measures,
* The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the present
1
2
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, Víctor Manuel Rodríguez-Rescia, Fabián Omar Salvioli, Dheerujlall Seetulsingh,
Anja Seibert-Fohr, Yuval Shany, Konstantine Vardzelashvili and Margo Waterval. The text of an
individual opinion by Committee member Dheerujlall Seetulsingh is appended to the present
document.
The Optional Protocol entered into force for the Russian Federation on 1 October 1991.