Communicated on 14 September 2020 Published on 5 October 2020

THIRD SECTION

Application no. 12767/20 I.U. and Z.K . against Russia lodged on 10 March 2020

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The application concerns the Supreme Court ’ s repeated authorisation of the applicants ’ extradition to Uzbekistan following findings of this Court that the applicants ’ rights under Article 3 of the Convention would be violated in case of their removal to their country of origin (see I.U. v. Russia , no. 48917/15, 19 January 2017 , and S.S. and Others v. Russia , no s . 2236/16 and 3 others , 25 June 2019).

QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES

1. In the light of the general situation in Uzbekistan and the applicants ’ personal circumstances, would they face a risk of being subjected to treatment in breach of Article 3 of the Convention if extradited to their country of origin (see F.G. v. Sweden [GC], no. 43611/11, § 114, 23 March 2016)?

2. Before deciding on the applicants ’ extradition, did the Russian authorities carry out an adequate and rigorous assessment of their claim about the risks of ill-treatment in their country of origin (see Sufi and Elmi v. the United Kingdom , nos. 8319/07 and 11449/07, § 214, 28 Jun e 2011, and F.G. v. Sweden [GC], cited above, § 119)?

ANNEX

No.

Applicant ’ s Name

Gender

Birth year

Nationality

1I. U.

M

1988Uzbekistan

2Z. K.

M

1995Uzbekistan