CCPR/C/132/D/2651/2015 Advance unedited version was born out of wedlock. She also reiterates the authorities’ acceptance of her asylum account and the State party’s acknowledgment of the difficult conditions of Oromo people in Ethiopia. She refers to an article according to which “In some Ethiopian villages, children considered “mingi”, or cursed, are killed. A child can be mingi because of physical deformities, illegitimate birth or superstitions.” 11 She notes that public information also states that Oromo people are often arbitrarily arrested and accused of belonging to the OLF, 12 which, she submits, underlines her personal risk in light of her individual circumstances. State party’s additional observations 8. In its additional observations of 8 August 2017, the State party observes that the author did not claim a risk arising out of her son’s illegitimate birth in the domestic proceedings. Neither has she substantiated why he would be at a particular risk. Moreover, she originates from the city of Jima, which has 160,000 inhabitants, whereas the article invoked, written in 2011, describes the situation in villages. Further, she claimed a risk of persecution by the Ethiopian authorities, whereas the article mentions that children are killed by tribal leaders. Information gathered by the RAB states that gender-based and honour-related violence often occurs in rural and conflict-ridden areas in Ethiopia.13 It is also more common now in large towns and cities for young men and women to date openly and engage in premarital sexual relations. The State party concludes that the claim concerning her son’s illegitimate birth cannot lead to a different assessment, including as considered together with the other circumstances of the case. Issues and proceedings before the Committee Consideration of admissibility 9.1 Before considering any claim contained in a communication, the Committee must decide, in accordance with rule 97 of its rules of procedure, whether the communication is admissible under the Optional Protocol. 9.2 The Committee has ascertained, as required under article 5 (2) (a) of the Optional Protocol, that the same matter is not and has not being examined under another procedure of international investigation or settlement. 9.3 The Committee notes that the State party does not submit that the author has not exhausted all available domestic remedies, except where she did not raise a risk arising out of her son’s illegitimate birth in the domestic proceedings. The author has not contested this. Accordingly, the Committee considers that it is not precluded under article 5 (2) (b) of the Optional Protocol from examining the communication, except insofar as it concerns the author’s claim of a risk arising out of her son’s illegitimate birth. 9.4 The Committee notes the State party’s submission that the author’s claims under articles 6 and 7 of the Covenant are inadmissible on the ground that she has failed to make a prima facie case. With regard to the author’s contention that she has made a prima facie case against the removal of herself and her son to Italy, the Committee notes that the stipulation by the DIS that they could be removed to Italy was an alternative assessment for the purpose of a subsequent hearing before the RAB, and that the State party has clarified the intention of its authorities to remove the author and her son to Ethiopia, not Italy. Therefore, the Committee finds that these claims as presented by the author, are not relevant for the case at hand, and decides not to consider them. 9.5 The Committee also notes the author’s argument that she has made a prima facie case against her and her son’s removal to Ethiopia, owing to the security conditions for Oromo 11 12 13 8 CNN, “Is the tide turning against the killing of ‘cursed’ infants in Ethiopia?’, 5 November 2011, <https://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/05/world/africa/mingi-ethiopia/index.html>. Human Rights Watch, “Ethiopia: Lethal Force Against Protestors”, p. 5; Amnesty International, “Because I am Oromo: Sweeping repression in the Oromia region of Ethiopia”; Human Rights Watch, “‘Such a Brutal Crackdown’; Killings and Arrests in Response to Ethiopia’s Oromo Protests”, 15 June 2016, <https://www.hrw.org/report/2016/06/15/such-brutal-crackdown/killings-and-arrestsresponse-ethiopias-oromo-protests>. Landinfo, Temanotat Etiopia: kvinners situasjon (Thematic memorandum on Ethiopia: The situation of women), 11 May 2016.