CCPR/C/116/D/2411/2014
United Nations
International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights
Distr.: General
27 July 2016
Original: English
Human Rights Committee
Decision adopted by the Committee under the Optional Protocol,
concerning communication No. 2411/2014*, **
Communication submitted by:
V.K. (not represented by counsel)
Alleged victim:
The author
State party:
Russian Federation
Date of communication:
21 March 2014 (initial submission)
Document references:
Decision taken pursuant to rule 97 of the
Committee’s rules of procedure, transmitted
to the State party on 4 June 2014 (not issued
in document form)
Date of adoption of decision:
30 March 2016
Subject matter:
Torture; fair trial; retroactive application of
criminal law
Procedural issues:
Exhaustion of domestic remedies; substantiation
of claims
Substantive issues:
Torture; conditions of detention; fair trial; fair
trial — witnesses; retroactive application of
criminal law
Articles of the Covenant:
7, 10 (1) and (2) (a), 14 (1), (3) (b), (d), (e)
and (g) and 15 (1)
Articles of the Optional Protocol:
2 and 5
* 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, Olivier de Frouville, Ahmed Amin Fathalla,
Yuji Iwasawa, Ivana Jelić, Duncan Laki Muhumuza, Photini Pazartzis, Sir Nigel Rodley,
Victor Manuel Rodríguez-Rescia, Fabián Omar Salvioli, Dheerujlall Seetulsingh, Anja Seibert-Fohr,
Yuval Shany, Konstantine Vardzelashvili and Margo Waterval.
GE.16-11834(E)