UNCAT: interim measures sought for human rights defender facing torture in Kazakhstan

Just Filed - urgent request to UNCAT to grant interim measures to prevent the deportation of a government critic and #humanrightsdefender from Sweden to Kazakhstan. If returned, Botakoz Issayeva faces torture, in the form of “punitive psychiatry,” compounded by arbitrary detention & abusive criminal charges under “terrorism/extremism” legislation, on the sole basis of her political opinions and human rights activism. The Swedish immigration system has failed the applicant, refusing to engage with the compelling evidence of the serious risks HRDs face in Kazakhstan and the personal risk to the applicant. Her deportation is therefore imminent. The urgent petition is available here.