CAT UNITED NATIONS Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Distr. RESTRICTED* CAT/C/39/D/299/2006 26 November 2007 Original: ENGLISH COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE Thirty-ninth session (5 – 23 November 2007) DECISION Communication No. 299/2006 Submitted by: Jean Patrick Iya (represented by counsel, Mr. Guido Ehrler) Alleged victim: The complainant State party: Switzerland Date of the complaint: 27 June 2006 (initial submission) Date of present decision: 16 November 2007 Subject matter: deportation of the complainant from Switzerland to the Democratic Republic of the Congo Procedural issue: none Substantive issue: deportation of a person to another State where there are substantial grounds for believing that he would be in danger of being subjected to torture. Article of the Convention: 3 [ANNEX] * Made public by decision of the Committee against Torture. GE.07-45580

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