CCPR/C/113/D/2218/2012 Annex Views of the Human Rights Committee under article 5, paragraph 4, of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (113th session) concerning Communication No. 2218/2012* Submitted by: Zafar Abdullayev (represented by counsel) Alleged victim: The author State party: Turkmenistan Date of communication: 3 September 2012 (initial submission) The Human Rights Committee, established under article 28 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Meeting on 25 March 2015, Having concluded its consideration of communication No. 2218/2012, submitted to the Human Rights Committee on behalf of Zafar Abdullayev 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, paragraph 4, of the Optional Protocol 1.1 The author is Zafar Abdullayev, a Turkmen national, born in 1987. He claims to be the victim of a violation by Turkmenistan of his rights under articles 7, 14 (7) and 18 (1) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Although the author does not invoke article 10 of the Covenant specifically, the communication also appears to raise issues under that article. The Optional Protocol entered into force for Turkmenistan on 1 May 1997. The author is represented by counsel. 1.2 By note verbale dated 7 December 2012, the Committee informed the author that the Special Rapporteur on new communications and interim measures had decided not to issue a request for interim measures of protection. * 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 Laki Muhumuza, Photini Pazartzis, Mauro Politi, Víctor Manuel Rodríguez-Rescia, Fabián Omar Salvioli, Dheerujlall Seetulsingh, Anja Seibert-Fohr, Yuval Shany, Konstantine Vardzelashvili and Margo Waterval. The texts of a joint opinion of Committee members Yuji Iwasawa, Anja Seibert-Fohr, Yuval Shany and Konstantine Vardzelashvili (concurring) and of an individual opinion of Committee member Yuval Shany (partly concurring, partly dissenting) are appended to the present Views. 2

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