CCPR/C/118/D/2204/2012 United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Distr.: General 30 December 2016 Original: English Human Rights Committee Views adopted by the Committee under article 5 (4) of the Optional Protocol, concerning communication No. 2204/2012*,** Communication submitted by: J.D. (represented by counsel, Niels-Erik Hansen) Alleged victim: The author State party: Denmark Date of communication: 18 September 2012 (initial submission) Document references: Decision taken pursuant to rule 97 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, transmitted to the State party on 19 November 2012 (not issued in document form) Date of adoption of Views: 26 October 2016 Subject matter: Deportation to China Procedural issues: Insufficient substantiation; ratione materiae Substantive issues: Right to an effective remedy; right to life; torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; non-refoulement; right to a fair and public hearing by a competent, independent and impartial tribunal; right to freedom of religion or belief; right to the equal protection of the law; protection of minorities Articles of the Covenant: 2, 6, 7, 14, 18, 26 and 27 Articles of the Optional Protocol: 2, 3 inadmissibility * Adopted by the Committee at its 118th session (17 October-4 November 2016). ** The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the present communication: Yadh Ben Achour, Sarah Cleveland, Ahmed Amin Fathalla, Olivier de Frouville, Yuji Iwasawa, Ivana Jelić, Duncan Laki Muhumuza, Photini Pazartzis, Mauro Politi, Sir Nigel Rodley, Fabián Omar Salvioli, Dheerujlall Seetulsingh, Anja Seibert-Fohr, Yuval Shany, Konstantine Vardzelashvili and Margo Waterval. GE.16-23160(E) 

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