S.L. (name withheld) v. Sweden, Communication No. 150/1999, U.N. Doc. CAT/C/26/D/150/1999 (2001). Communication No. 150/1999 Submitted by : S.L. (name withheld) [represented by counsel] Alleged victim: The author State party: Sweden Date of communication: 5 November 1999 The Committee against Torture, established under article 17 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Meeting on 11 May 2001, Having concluded its consideration of communication No. 150/1999, submitted to the Committee against Torture 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 author of the communication, his counsel and the State party, Adopts its Views under article 22, paragraph 7, of the Convention. 1.1 The author of the communication is Mr. S.L., an Iranian citizen currently residing in Sweden, where he is seeking refugee status. The author arrived in Sweden on 8 February 1998 and applied for asylum the following day. Mr. S.L. claims that he would risk torture upon return to the Islamic Republic of Iran and that his forced return to that country would therefore constitute a violation by Sweden of article 3 of the Convention. The author is represented by counsel. 1.2 In accordance with article 22, paragraph 3, of the Convention, the Committee transmitted communication No. 150/1999 to the State party on

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