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for the Afghan authorities and his conversion was not known to impact the enjoyment of the
author’s rights under article 18 in Afghanistan. Recalling its jurisprudence that article 18 does
not have extraterritorial application, unless a risk of its violation would represent an
irreparable harm such as that contemplated in articles 6 and 7,38 the Committee considers also
the author’s claims under article 18 of the Covenant to be inadmissible, due to insufficient
substantiation, pursuant to article 2 of the Optional Protocol.
9.
The Committee therefore decides:
(a)
Protocol;
(b)
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That the communication is inadmissible under articles 2 and 3 of the Optional
That the decision be transmitted to the State party and to the author.
See e.g. communications Ch.H.O. v. Canada (CCPR/C/118/D/2195/2012), para. 9.5; I.K. v. Denmark
(CCPR/C/125/D/2373/2014), para. 8.5; and C.L. and Z.L. v. Denmark, (CCPR/C/122/D/2753/2016),
para. 7.4.