The author of the communication is C.K., a national of Nigeria. He claims that, by deporting him to Nigeria, the State Party would violate his rights under article 7 of the Covenant.
On 19 August 2020, pursuant to rule 94 of its rules of procedure, the Committee, acting through its Special Rapporteurs on new communications and interim measures, requested the State Party to refrain from removing the author to Nigeria while the communication was pending before the Committee.
On 19 November 2020, following a request by the State Party, the Committee’s request for interim measures was lifted. On an unspecified date, the author left Sweden and travelled to Italy, where he sought asylum.
On 4 November 2023, the author’s removal order from Sweden became statute-barred and unenforceable. The author did not submit a subsequent protection request in Sweden. Counsel indicated that, as at 4 July 2024, the author’s asylum application in Italy remained pending.
In February 2025, counsel indicated that the author wished to pursue the case before the Committee. Counsel did not indicate the status of the author’s asylum case in Italy.
On 17 July 2025, the Committee, in the light of the statute-barred removal order and the author’s departure from the State Party’s territory after the lifting of interim measures, decided to discontinue its consideration of communication No. 3808/2020.