CCPR/C/114/D/2343/2014
Annex
Views of the Human Rights Committee under article 5 (4) of
the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights (114th session)
concerning
Communication No. 2343/2014*
Submitted by:
H.E.A.K. (represented by counsel, Anna Akuo
Bakmand Bernthsen)
Alleged victim:
The author
State party:
Denmark
Date of communication:
26 January 2014 (initial submission)
The Human Rights Committee, established under article 28 of the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
Meeting on 23 July 2015,
Having concluded its consideration of communication No. 2343/2014, 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 H.E.A.K., an Egyptian national born in 1984.
He unsuccessfully sought asylum in Denmark and, on 17 December 2013, was requested to
leave the country within 15 days, as per the decision of the Danish Refugee Appeals Board.
On 6 January 2014, the author requested that the Board reopen the asylum proceedings. On
10 February 2014, the Board refused to reopen the asylum proceedings and reaffirmed its
decision of 17 December 2013. As the author had not complied with the order to leave the
country, he was scheduled to be deported to Egypt on 12 February 2014. The author claims
that, if Denmark proceeds with his deportation, this would amount to a violation of his
rights under articles 1, 2, 7, 9 and 19 of the Covenant. The author is represented by counsel,
Anna Akuo Bakmand Bernthsen. The Optional Protocol entered into force for Denmark on
23 March 1976.
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2
The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the present
communication: Yadh Ben Achour, Lazhari Bouzid, Sarah Cleveland, Olivier de Frouville, Yuji
Iwasawa, Ivana Jelić, Duncan Muhumuza Laki, Photini Pazartzis, Mauro Politi, Sir Nigel Rodley,
Victor Manuel Rodríguez-Rescia, Fabián Omar Salvioli, Dheerujlall Seetulsingh, Yuval Shany,
Konstantine Vardzelashvili and Margo Waterval.