ecision by the Russian Prosecutor General or his or her Deputy may be appealed against before a regional court within ten days of receipt of the notification of that decision (Article 463 § 1).
30. The regional court, sitting in a composition of three judges, verifies the lawfulness and well-foundedness of the extradition decision within one month of the receipt of the appeal, in a public hearing at which the prosecutor, the person whose extradition is sought and his or her counsel (if the latter has participated in the earlier proceedings) may participate (Article 463 § 4). The court does not examine issues of the individual's guilt and is limited to verifying the compatibility of the extradition decision with Russian laws and treaties (Article 463 § 6). The court decides either to declare the extradition decision unlawful and to quash it or to dismiss the appeal (Article 463 § 7). The regional court's decision can be appealed against before the Russian Supreme Court within seven days of its delivery (Article 463 § 9).
III. Relevant international materials
31. The Conclusions and Recommendations of the Committee Against Torture with regard to Colombia (CTAS/C/CR/31/1), dated 4 February 2004, read as follows:
"7. The Committee reiterates its concern at the numerous acts of torture and ill-treatment reported widely and systematically committed by the State security forces and organs in the State party both during and outside armed operations. It also expresses its concern at the high number of forced disappearances and arbitrary executions,..
8. The Committee expresses its concerns that measures adopted or being adopted by the State party against terrorism and illegal armed groups could encourage the practice of torture...
9. The Committee also expresses its concern at... (a) the climate of impunity that surrounds human rights violations by State security forces and organs and, in particular, the absence of prompt, impartial and thorough investigation of the numerous acts of torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and the absence of redress and adequate compensation for the victims;... (e) the overcrowding and poor conditions in penal establishments, which could be considered inhuman or degrading treatment."
32. The Concluding Observations of the Human Rights Committee: Colombia (CCPR/CO/80/COL), of 26 May 2004, read as follows:
"11. The Committee is concerned about the fact that a significant number of arbitrary detentions, abductions, forced disappearances, cases of torture, extrajudicial executions and murders continue to occur in the State party... The Committee is also disturbed about the participation of agents of the State party in the commission of such acts, and the apparent impunity enjoyed by their perpetrators."
33. On 29 November 1996 a mandate for activities of a field office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Colombia was established by an agreement between the Government of Colombia and the ONCHR. On 9 September 2007 the parties agreed to extend the mandate, in its entirety, until 30 October 2010. The Report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Colombia (A/HRC/7/39), dated 29 February 2008, reads as follows:
"4....[I]t must be recognized that Colombia has made progress in restoring security throughout the country in recent years, and the visibility given to human rights in the public agenda is a solid achievement.
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31. The office [of the OHCHR] in Colombia has received information on cases of torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment and the excessive use of force by members of the security forces.... [I]n some extrajudicial executions attributed to Army personnel, the victims had been tortured.
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34. Complaints were made about illegal or a
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