CAT/C/59/D/459/2011
United Nations
Convention against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment
Distr.: General
12 January 2017
Original: English
Committee against Torture
Decision adopted by the Committee under article 22 of the
Convention, concerning communication No. 459/2011*, **
Communication submitted by:
M.H. and R.H.
Alleged victims:
The complainants
State party:
Switzerland
Date of complaint:
6 April 2011 (initial submission)
Substantive issue:
Risk of torture upon deportation
At its meeting on 30 November 2016, the Committee against Torture, having
considered a request from the complainants, decided to discontinue the consideration of
communication No. 459/2011.
* Adopted by the Committee at its fifty-ninth session (7 November-7 December 2016).
** The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the communication:
Essadia Belmir, Alessio Bruni, Felice Gaer, Abdelwahab Hani, Claude Heller Rouassant, Jens
Modvig, Sapana Pradhan-Malla, Ana Racu, Sébastien Touzé and Kening Zhang.
GE.17-00504(E)