CAT/C/38/D/305/2006
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ANNEX
DECISION OF THE COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE UNDER ARTICLE 22 OF THE
CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR
DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT
Thirty-eighth session
Concerning
Communication No. 305/2006
Submitted by:
A. R. A.
Alleged victim:
The complainant
State party:
Sweden
Date of the complaint:
25 September 2006 (initial submission)
The Committee against Torture, established under Article 17 of the Convention against
Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,
Meeting on 30 April 2007
Having concluded its consideration of complaint No. 305/2006, submitted to the
Committee against Torture by A. R. A. under article 22 of the Convention against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,
Having taken into account all information made available to it by the complainant, his
counsel and the State party,
Adopts the following decision under article 22, paragraph 7, of the Convention against
Torture.
1. 1 The complainant is A. R. A., a citizen of Sri Lanka born on 6 December 1965, awaiting
deportation from Sweden to Sri Lanka. Although he does not invoke a specific article of the
Convention, his claims appear to raise issues under article 3 of the International Convention
against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The
author is not represented by counsel.
1.2 On 18 October 2006, the Special Rapporteur on New Communications and Interim
Measures decided not to issue a request for interim measures of protection1.
Factual background:
2.1 While in Sri Lanka, the complainant used to help his father, who was a member of the
Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), with his political activities, and later himself became an
1
It would appear that the author is in hiding and is contactable through a friend.