CAT/C/54/D/542/2013 United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Distr.: General 30 June 2015 Original: English Committee against Torture Communication No. 542/2013 Decision adopted by the Committee at its fifty-fourth session (20 April–15 May 2015) Submitted by: X (represented by counsel, Irina Sokolova) Alleged victim: The complainant State party: Russian Federation Date of complaint: 4 February 2013 (initial submission) Date of present decision: 8 May 2015 Subject matter: Extradition to Uzbekistan Substantive issue: Risk of torture upon return to the country of origin Procedural issue: Exhaustion of domestic remedies; substantiation of the complaint Articles of the Convention: Articles 3 and 22 GE.15-10895 (E) 