CAT/C/59/D/664/2015
United Nations
Convention against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment
Distr.: General
13 January 2017
Original: English
Committee against Torture
Decision adopted by the Committee under article 22 of the
Convention, concerning communication No. 664/2015*, **
Communication submitted by:
Y.M.
Alleged victim:
The complainant
State party:
Switzerland
Date of complaint:
9 March 2015 (initial submission)
Substantive issue:
Risk of torture upon deportation
At its meeting on 30 November 2016, the Committee against Torture, having lost
contact with the complainant following his voluntary departure and therefore being unable
to continue the proceedings, decided to discontinue the consideration of communication No.
664/2015.
* 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.17-00575(E)