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593. It has come to the attention of the Special Rapporteur that, as of the drafting of this
report, the extradition of Mr. A to Bahrain, has not taken place. The Rapporteur strongly
urges the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to
protect the right of Mr. A to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment,
as provided by articles 1 and 16 of the CAT, and to refrain from extraditing Mr. A to
Bahrain, thereby ensuring compliance with article 3 of the CAT.
(b)
JUA 20/10/2014 Case No. GBR 3/2014 State Replies: 28/10/2014 and 06/11/2014
Allegations concerning Mr. Liaquat Ali Hazara, an asylum seeker from Pakistan, who
is at imminent risk of being persecuted, tortured and killed if forcibly returned from
the United Kingdom to Pakistan.
594. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland for its reply, dated 28.10.2014 and 06.11.14 to the present
communication.
595. The Rapporteur takes note of the information provided by the Government that Mr.
Hazara has exhausted his appeal rights and that his removal did not go as scheduled in
October 2014 because his Emergency Travel Document requested from the Pakistan High
Commission was not issued in time for his flight. Further, that additional submissions made
on behalf of Mr. Hazara were being considered.
596. The Rapporteur acknowledges the comprehensive account of the Government in
response to the concerns, legal obligations and questions raised in the initial
communication.
597. It has come to the attention of the Special Rapporteur that the extradition Mr. Hazara
to Pakistan, has been called off. The Rapporteur welcomes the decision of the Government
of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to refrain from extraditing Mr.
Hazara, and thereby comply with article 3 of the CAT.
(c)
JUA 14/11/2014 Case No. GBR 5/2014 State Reply: 20/11/2014 Allegations of the
expulsion of Rwandan journalist, Mr. Madjaliwa Niyonsaba scheduled for Sunday, 16
November 2014, considering serious risks of harassment, arbitrary detention, illtreatment and torture, and death if forcibly returned to Rwanda.
598. The Special Rapporteur thanks the Government of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland for its reply, dated 20.11.2014, to the present communication.
599. The Rapporteur takes note of the information provided by the Government, which
stated that it deferred that Mr. Niyonsaba’s extradition on receipt of a sealed application for
Judicial Review.
600. The Rapporteur finds that the Government, in its reply, does not sufficiently address
the concerns, legal obligations, and questions raised in the initial communication, which
prompts him to infer that the Government fails to fully and expeditiously cooperate with the
mandate issued by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 25/13, as well as to comply
with its obligation, under international customary law, to investigate, prosecute and punish
all acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, as
codified, inter alia, in the Convention against Torture (CAT).
601. It has come to the attention of the Special Rapporteur that, as of the drafting of this
report, the extradition of Mr. Niyonsaba to Rwanda, has not taken place. The Rapporteur
strongly urges the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland to protect the right of Mr. Niyosaba to be free from torture or cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment, as provided by articles 1 and 16 of the CAT, and to refrain from
extraditing Mr. Mr. Niyonsaba to Rwanda, thereby ensuring compliance with article 3 of
the CAT.
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