CAT/C/61/D/625/2014 United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Distr.: General 21 September 2017 Original: English Committee against Torture Decision adopted by the Committee under article 22 of the Convention, concerning communication No. 625/2014*, ** Communication submitted by: G.I. (represented by counsel, Niels-Erik Hansen) Alleged victim: The complainant State party: Denmark Date of complaint: 14 August 2014 (initial submission) Date of present decision: 10 August 2017 Subject matter: Deportation to Pakistan Procedural issue: Level of substantiation of claims Substantive issues: Non-refoulement; risk of torture upon return to country of origin Article of the Convention: 3 1.1 The complainant is G.I, a national of Pakistan born on 1 November 1980. He is a Christian by birth. He claims that his removal to Pakistan would constitute a violation by Denmark of article 3 of the Convention. He is represented by counsel. Denmark made the declaration under article 22 of the Convention on 26 June 1987. 1.2 On 26 August 2014, pursuant to rule 114 of its rules of procedure, the Committee, acting through its Rapporteur on new complaints and interim measures, requested the State party not to expel the complainant while the complaint was being considered. Factual background 2.1 The complainant is a national of Pakistan born on 1 November 1980. He is Christian by birth. He used to live in Iqbal Town, Islamabad. In 2004, he became a member of a religious organization called “Jesus Hope of Life”. His main task within the organization was to share the Bible with people of other religions. 1 In June 2008, he had an argument * Adopted by the Committee at its sixty-first session (24 July-11 August 2017). ** The following members of the Committee took part in the examination of the communication: 1 Essadia Belmir, Alessio Bruni, Felice Gaer, Abdelwahab Hani, Claude Heller Rouassant, Jens Modvig, Ana Racu, Sébastien Touzé and Kening Zhang. The complainant provides a letter from the Jesus Hope of Life organization dated 27 June 2014, indicating that the complainant was a former member and that he would be at risk if he were returned to Pakistan because preaching Christianity is considered blasphemy, which can be punished by execution, crucifixion, or cutting hands and feet from opposite sides. The letter also indicates that the complainant had been attacked while in Pakistan because of the activities he carried out for the organization, in particular distributing Bibles to Muslim communities, and that the organization had GE.17-16519(E) 