AI: Spain set to extradite man to Kazakhstan despite torture risk © mukhtarablyazov.org
The decision by Spain’s high court to extradite an asylum-seeker to Kazakhstan, despite compelling evidence that it would place him at risk of torture, violates international law and must be reversed immediately, Amnesty International said.
Kazakhstan’s record of torture and ill-treatment has been well documented. Aleksandr Pavlov is at real risk of such abuse if he is sent back there. Spain has an absolute obligation under international law to stop this from happening.
Julia Hall, Amnesty International's expert on counter-terrorism and human rights.