CAT/C/57/D/551/2013
United Nations
Convention against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment
Distr.: General
9 August 2016
English
Original: French
Committee against Torture
Decision adopted by the Committee under article 22 of the
Convention, concerning communication No. 551/2013*,**
Communication submitted by:
Taoufik Elaïba (represented by TRIAL (Track
Impunity Always) and Christian Action for the
Abolition of Torture (ACAT-France))
Alleged victim:
The complainant
State party:
Tunisia
Date of communication:
11 June 2013 (initial submission)
Date of decision:
6 May 2016
Subject matter:
Torture and ill-treatment by State authorities
Procedural issues:
None
Substantive issues:
Torture; cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
or punishment; measures to prevent torture;
systematic review of arrangements for custody
and treatment of detainees; State party’s
obligation to ensure that its competent authorities
proceed to a prompt and impartial investigation;
right of complaint; right to redress; prohibition of
the use of statements obtained under torture as
evidence in proceedings
Articles of the Convention:
1, 2, 11 to 16 and 22
* Adopted by the Committee at its fifty-seventh session (18 April-13 May 2016).
** The following members of the Committee took part in the consideration of the communication:
Essadia Belmir, Alessio Bruni, Felice Gaer, Claude Heller-Rouassant, Jens Modvig, Sapana PradhanMalla, Ana Racu, Sébastien Touzé and Kening Zhang.
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