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This UN Committee against Torture decision examines the expulsion of Mehmet and Meryem Gelen from Azerbaijan to Turkey and assesses whether the State violated its non-refoulement obligations under article 3 of the Convention against Torture. The Committee finds that Azerbaijan failed to prevent a real risk of torture and did not comply with interim measures, concluding that the expulsion constituted a violation and calling for redress and safeguards against future removals.
This UN Committee against Torture decision examines the expulsion of Mehmet and Meryem Gelen from Azerbaijan to Turkey and assesses whether the State violated its non-refoulement obligations under article 3 of the Convention against Torture. The Committee finds that Azerbaijan failed to prevent a real risk of torture and did not comply with interim measures, concluding that the expulsion constituted a violation and calling for redress and safeguards against future removals.
This document is an official opinion adopted by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. It concludes that the detention of Akin Öztürk is arbitrary and violates international human rights law,…
In this decision, the UN Committee against Torture finds that Morocco would violate article 3 of the Convention against Torture if it extradited Mustafa Onder to Turkey, given the real, personal, and…