CAT/C/55/D/566/2013 was beaten over four or five days before he was released. During his detention, his house was searched by the Russian military authorities. In 2003, he was arrested again and beaten during the interrogation. After his release, his aunt informed him that his parents had been killed during his detention by members of the Russian army. Afterwards, he joined the rebel movement. 2.3 The complainants further submit that Ms. M.N.’s former husband was killed in 2004. After his death, she supported herself by selling medicines. It was in this context that she was accused of supplying medicines to rebels. On two occasions, in 2007 and in September 2008, she was brutalized by the Russian military authorities. She was pregnant and, as a result of torture, she suffered miscarriages both times. In May 2005, during a “firefight”, Mr. M.A. was wounded and two of his friends were killed. Thereafter, he lived for a period in Dagestan and with relatives in Chechnya, before escaping to Sweden. On 20 January 2009, the complainants arrived in Sweden and requested asylum. 2.4 On 21 November 2009, the Migration Board denied the complainants’ request for asylum and ordered their expulsion to the Russian Federation. The Board accepted that they were of Chechen origin but considered that the situation in Chechnya had been improving continuously and thus not all Chechen asylum seekers were to be granted international protection. Further, the Board stated that there were significant discrepancies in the complainants’ accounts that made their request ill-founded. The complainants appealed against this decision before the Migration Court. 2.5 According to the complainants, Ms. M.N. was in contact with her brother who helped her obtain an affidavit concerning her situation in Chechnya. Nevertheless, he was arrested and killed by the Russian police shortly after he sent her the document. Only the clothes he was wearing and his belongings were returned to the family, not the body. She also contacted her cousin for the same purpose; he was killed at home by unknown assailants. Thereafter, Ms. M.N.’s sister asked her not to contact her or any other relatives. She also informed Ms. M.N. that their parents had been denied their pension and that the authorities had asked them to provide information on the whereabouts of the complainants. At the same time, Mr. M.A. was informed by his aunt that the procurator’s office had issued a warrant for his arrest. His aunt died in January 2011, and thus he no longer has any living relatives in Chechnya. 2.6 On 11 April 2011, the Migration Court rejected the complainants’ appeal. The Court, in line with the Migration Board’s decision, stated that the evidence produced by them was not sufficient to substantiate their claim regarding the personal risk to which they would be exposed if returned to their country of origin. Therefore, it concluded that their fear of persecution was not well-founded and that there were no grounds for granting them residence either as refugees or as persons in need of international protection.2 The complainants filed an application for appeal to the Migration Court of Appeal. On 8 May 2012, the Migration Court of Appeal denied the appeal and the Migration Court’s decision became final. 2.7 According to the complainants, at the time of submission of the complaint, there is no information as to when their expulsion may take place. However, since Mr. M.A. had been taken into custody shortly before submitting the present complaint to the Committee, they fear that the removal may be imminent. 2 The English summary of the Migration Court’s decision, provided by the complainants, does not contain any further detail. 3