The author of the communication is H.R., a national of Afghanistan. He claims that his removal by the State Party to Afghanistan would violate his rights under articles 6 and 7 of the Covenant.
On 31 March 2023, 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 Afghanistan while the communication was pending before the Committee.
On 9 December 2024, the State Party submitted its observations on admissibility and the merits of the communication, which were transmitted to the author on 11 December 2024.
On 7 March 2025, a reminder was sent to the author to submit his comments on the State Party’s observations by 7 April 2025. The author was informed that, in the absence of a response, the communication might be discontinued.
On 17 July 2025, the Committee, in the light of the fact that it had received no response from the author, with whom it had apparently lost contact, decided to discontinue its consideration of communication No. 4345/2023.