CCPR/C/120/D/2601/2015
Instead, the majority merely repeats the author’s improbable and highly speculative
allegations about threats from a variety of political elements, such as ISIL or pro-Saddam
forces, who do not currently have a strong presence in Baghdad and are not likely to take an
interest in an individual with the author’s profile. We thus believe that the majority also
erred in applying the relevant substantive non-refoulement standards of the Covenant.
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