Committee against Torture CAT/C/59/D/652/2015 United Nations Convention against Torture General and Other Cruel, Inhuman 24 January 2017 or Degrading Treatment Original: English or Punishment Decision adopted by the Committee under article 22 of the Convention, concerning communication No. 652/2015*, ** E.S. (not represented by counsel) Communication submitted by: The complainant Alleged victim: Australia State party: 19 January 2015 (initial submission) Date of complaint: 6 December 2016 Date of present decision: Deportation to Sri Lanka Subject matter: Level of substantiation of claims, Procedural issue: ratione materiae Non-refoulement; risk of torture upon return to Substantive issues: country of origin 3 Article of the Convention: 1.1 The complainant is E.S., a national of Sri Lanka born in 1973, pending deportation from the State party to Sri Lanka. The complaint raises issues under article 3 of the Convention. He is not represented by counsel. Australia made the declaration under article 22 of the Convention on 28 January 1993. 1.2 On 21 January 2015, pursuant to rule 114, paragraph 1, of its of procedure, the Committee, acting through its Rapporteur on new complaints and interim measures, requested the State party not to expel the complainant while his case was being considered by the Committee.
United Nations CAT/C/59/D/652/2015 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment General 24 January 2017 Original: English Committee against Torture Decision adopted by the Committee under article 22 of the Convention, concerning communication No. 652/2015*, ** Communication submitted by: E.S. (not represented by counsel) Alleged victim: The complainant State party: Australia Date of complaint: 19 January 2015 (initial submission) Date of present decision: 6 December 2016 Subject matter: Deportation to Sri Lanka Procedural issue: Level of substantiation of claims, ratione materiae Substantive issues: Non-refoulement; risk of torture upon return to country of origin Article of the Convention: 3 1.1 The complainant is E.S., a national of Sri Lanka born in 1973, pending deportation from the State party to Sri Lanka. The complaint raises issues under article 3 of the Convention. He is not represented by counsel. Australia made the declaration under article 22 of the Convention on 28 January 1993. 1.2 On 21 January 2015, pursuant to rule 114, paragraph 1, of its of procedure, the Committee, acting through its Rapporteur on new complaints and interim measures, requested the State party not to expel the complainant while his case was being considered by the Committee.
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