CAT/C/56/D/643/2014
Annex
Decision of the Committee against Torture under article 22 of
the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (fifty-sixth session)
concerning
Complaint No. 643/2014*
Submitted by:
Mr. U. (represented by counsel,
Nima Rostami)
Alleged victim:
The complainant
State party:
Sweden
Date of complaint:
5 December 2014 (initial submission)
The Committee against Torture, established under article 17 of the Convention
against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,
Meeting on 23 November 2015,
Having concluded its consideration of the admissibility of complaint No. 643/2014,
submitted to it by Mr. U. under article 22 of the Convention,
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 (7) of the Convention
1.1
The complainant is Mr. U., an Uzbek national, born in 1982. He claims that his
deportation to Uzbekistan would constitute a violation by Sweden of article 3 of the
Convention. The complainant is represented by counsel.
1.2
On 14 January 2014, the Committee, acting through its Rapporteur on new
complaints and interim measures, requested the State party to refrain from expelling the
complainant while his complaint was being considered. The State party complied with the
Committee’s request.
1.3
On 27 March 2015, at the request of the State party, the Committee, acting through
its Rapporteur on new complaints and interim measures, decided to examine the
admissibility of the complaint separately from the merits.
* The following members of the Committee participated in the consideration of the present
communication: Essadia Belmir, Alessio Bruni, Satyabhoosun Gupt Domah, Abdoulaye Gaye,
Sapana Pradhan-Malla, Jens Modvig, George Tugushi and Kening Zhang.
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