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X|XXXX|XXX|  _ HUMANRIGHTSCOMMITTEE  K.C.v.Canada | CommunicationNo.486/1992*/ H 29July1992  d _CCPR_/C/45/D/486/1992**/  0  4 ADMISSIBILITY     Submittedby:K.C.[namedeleted] D  Allegedvictim:Theauthor ` Stateparty:Canada , Dateofcommunication:24February1992(initialsubmission)    TheHumanRightsCommittee,establishedunderarticle28oftheInternationalCovenant Z onCivilandPoliticalRights, @ Meetingon29July1992,  \ Adoptsthefollowing: (    Decisiononadmissibility    )  1.Theauthorofthecommunication(dated24February1992)isK.C.,acitizenoftheUnited <#" StatesofAmericabornin1952,currentlydetainedatapenitentiaryinMontrealandfacing "$r# extraditiontotheUnitedStates.HeclaimstobeavictimofviolationsbyCanadaofarticles %X $ 6 juncto 26and7oftheInternationalCovenantonCivilandPoliticalRights. %>!% Thefactsassubmittedbytheauthor: ' #' 2.1On27February1991,theauthorwasarrestedatLaval,Qubec,fortheft,achargeto )$) whichhepleadedguilty.Whileincustody,thejudicialauthoritiesreceivedfromtheUnited l*%* Statesarequestforhisextradition,pursuanttothe1976ExtraditionTreatybetweenCanada R+&+ andtheUnitedStates.TheauthoriswantedintheStateofPennsylvaniaontwochargesof 8,', firstdegreemurder,relatingtoanincidentthattookplaceinPhiladelphiain1988.If -n(- convicted,theauthorcouldfacethedeathpenalty.  2.2PursuanttotheextraditionrequestoftheUnitedStatesGovernmentandinaccordance | withtheExtraditionTreaty,theSuperiorCourtofQubecorderedtheauthor'sextradition b totheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Article6oftheTreatyprovides: H "Whentheoffenceforwhichextraditionisrequestedispunishablebydeathunderthelaws  d oftherequestingStateandthelawsoftherequestedStatedonotpermitsuchpunishment  J forthatoffence,extraditionmayberefusedunlesstherequestingStateprovidessuch  0 assurancesastherequestedStateconsiderssufficientthatthedeathpenaltyshallnotbe    imposedor,ifimposed,shallnotbeexecuted".    Canadaabolishedthedeathpenaltyin1976,exceptinthecaseofcertainmilitaryoffences. x  2.3Thepowertoseekassurancesthatthedeathpenaltywillnotbeimposedisconferredon D  theMinisterofJusticepursuanttosection25ofthe1985ExtraditionAct. *z  2.4Concerningthecourseoftheproceedingsagainsttheauthor,itisstatedthata habeas F corpus applicationwasfiledonhisbehalfon13September1991;hewasrepresentedbya , legalaidrepresentative.TheapplicationwasdismissedbytheSuperiorCourtofQubec.  Theauthor'srepresentativeappealedtotheCourtofAppealofQubecon17October1991.  2.5CounselrequeststheCommitteetoadoptinterimmeasuresofprotectionbecause t extraditionoftheauthortotheUnitedStateswoulddeprivetheCommitteeofitsjurisdiction Z toconsiderthecommunication,andtheauthortoproperlypursuehiscommunication. @ Thecomplaint:  \ 3.Theauthorclaimsthattheordertoextraditehimviolatesarticle6 _juncto_ 26ofthe ( Covenant;heallegesthatthewaydeathpenaltiesarepronouncedintheUnitedStates  generallydiscriminatesagainstblackpeople.Hefurtherallegesaviolationofarticle7ofthe  Covenant,inthathe,ifextraditedandsentencedtodeath,wouldbeexposedto"thedeath   rowphenomenon",i.e.yearsofdetentionunderharshconditions,awaitingexecution. p!  TheStateparty'sobservations: <#" 4.On30April1992,theStatepartyinformedtheCommitteeoftheauthor'ssituationin %X $ regardtoremedieswhichareeithercurrentlybeingpursuedbyhimbeforeCanadiancourts %>!% orwhicharestillavailableforhimtopursue.ItindicatesthattheCourtofAppealofQubec &$"& isseizedofthematter,andthat,ifitrenderedadecision_unfavourable_Ԁtotheauthor,hecould ' #' appealtotheSupremeCourtofCanada.Intheeventofan_unfavourable_Ԁdecisionthere,he (#( couldstill"petitiontheMinisterofJusticetoseekassurancesundertheExtraditionTreaty )$) betweenCanadaandtheUnitedStatesthatifsurrendered,thedeathpenaltywouldnotbe l*%* imposedorcarriedout.CounselforK.C.hasinfactindicatedthat,onceremediesbeforethe R+&+ courtshavebeenexhausted,hewillbemakingrepresentationstotheMinisterregarding 8,', assurances.AreviewoftheMinister'sdecisionisavailableintheSuperiorCourtofQubec -n(- on habeascorpus withappealsagaintotheCourtofAppealofQubecandtheSupreme  CourtofCanadaoronapplicationtotheFederalCourtTrialDivisionwithappealstothe  FederalCourtofAppealandtheSupremeCourtofCanada.Consequently,thereisnobasis | for[K.C.]'scomplaintashehasnotexhaustedallremediesavailableinCanadaandhas b severalopportunitiestofurthercontesthisextradition." H IssuesandproceedingsbeforetheCommittee:  d 5.1On12March1992theSpecialRapporteuronNewCommunicationsrequestedtheState  0 party,pursuanttorule86oftheCommittee'srulesofprocedure,todefertheauthor's    extraditionuntiltheCommitteehad_had_Ԁanopportunitytoconsidertheadmissibilityofthe    issuesplacedbeforeit.   5.2Beforeconsideringanyclaimcontainedinacommunication,theHumanRights ^  Committeemust,inaccordancewithrule87ofitsrulesofprocedure,decidewhetherornot D  itisadmissibleundertheOptionalProtocoltotheCovenant. *z  5.3Article5,paragraph2(b),oftheOptionalProtocolprecludestheCommitteefrom F consideringacommunicationiftheauthorhasnotexhaustedallavailabledomestic , remedies.InthelightoftheinformationprovidedbytheStateparty,theCommittee  concludesthattherequirementsofarticle5,paragraph2(b),oftheOptionalProtocolhave  notbeenmet.  6.TheHumanRightsCommitteethereforedecides: Z (a)thatthecommunicationisinadmissibleunderarticle5,paragraph2(b),oftheOptional &v Protocol;  \ (b)thattheCommittee'srequestforinterimmeasurespursuanttorule86oftherulesof ( procedureissetaside;  (c)that,inaccordancewithrule92,paragraph2,oftheCommittee'srulesofprocedure,the   authormay,afterexhaustinglocalremedies,bringtheissueagainbeforetheCommittee; p!  (d)thatthisdecisionshallbetransmittedtotheStateparty,totheauthorandtohiscounsel. <#" [DoneinEnglish,French,RussianandSpanish,theEnglishtextbeingtheoriginalversion.] %X $ Footnotes ' #' */Allpersonshandlingthisdocumentarerequestedtorespectandobserveitsconfidential )$) nature. l*%* **/MadepublicbydecisionoftheHumanRightsCommittee. 8,',