CAT/C/31/D/188/2001
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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-first session
Concerning
Communication No. 188/2001
Submitted by:
Mr. Imed ABDELLI (represented by the nongovernmental organization Vérité-Action)
On behalf of:
Complainant
State party:
Tunisia
Date of submission:
29 June 2000
The Committee against Torture, established under Article 17 of the Convention against
Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,
Meeting on 14 November 2003,
Having concluded its consideration of complaint No. 188/2001, submitted to the
Committee against Torture by Mr. Imed Abdelli 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
1.
The complainant is Mr. Imed Abdelli, a Tunisian citizen, born on 3 March 1966 in Tunis
and resident in Switzerland since 7 July 1998, where he has refugee status. He claims to be the
victim of violations by Tunisia of the provisions of article 1, article 2, paragraph 1, article 4,
article 5, article 11, article 12, article 13, article 14, article 15 and article 16 of the Convention.
He is represented by the non-governmental organization Vérité-Action.