Decision; Subjects: CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, SPAIN; [CCPR: UNO-Pakt II, Internationaler Pakt über bürgerliche und politische Rechte; Pacte international relatif aux droits civils et politiques; Patto II]
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GE.26-04547 (E) 100426 100426 Human Rights Committee Decision adopted by the Committee under the Optional Protocol, concerning communication No. 3751/2020*, ** Communication submitted by: H.O.H.K. (represented by counsel) Alleged victim: The author State Party: Spain Date of communication: 14 February 2017 (initial submission) Substantive issue: Lack of access to legal counsel and interpreter during expulsion process 1. The author of the communication is H.O.H.K., a national of Morocco born in 1978. He claimed that the State Party had violated his rights under articles 13, 14 and 17 of the Covenant by failing to provide him with adequate legal counsel or an interpreter during his deportation proceedings. 2. On 12 May 2020, the communication was registered. 3. On 21 May 2021, the State Party submitted its observations on the admissibility and the merits of the communication, which were transmitted to the author for comments on 22 July 2021. 4. On 3 April 2023, a reminder was sent to the author to submit his comments on the State Party’s observations. The author was informed that, in the absence of a response by 5 June 2023, the communication might be discontinued. 5. On 5 April 2023, the author informed the Committee that he wished to withdraw the communication. 6. On 16 March 2026, the Committee, in the light of the author’s request to withdraw the communication, decided to discontinue its consideration of communication No. 3751/2020.
* Adopted by the Committee at its 145th session (2–19 March 2026). ** The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the communication: Tania María Abdo Rocholl, Wafaa Ashraf Moharram Bassim, Rodrigo A. Carazo, Yvonne Donders, Laurence R. Helfer, Konstantin Korkelia, Dalia Leinarte, Bacre Waly Ndiaye, Hernán Quezada Cabrera, Akmal Saidov, Ivan Šimonović, Soh Changrok, Tijana Šurlan, Teraya Koji and Imeru Tamerat Yigezu. Pursuant to rule 108 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, Carlos Ramón Fernández Liesa did not participate in the examination of the communication. United Nations CCPR/C/145/D/3751/2020 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Distr.: General 12 April 2026 Original: English