CAT/C/60/D/573/2013
United Nations
Convention against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment
Distr.: General
22 June 2017
Original: English
Committee against Torture
Decision adopted by the Committee under article 22
of the Convention, concerning communication
No. 573/2013*
Communication submitted by:
D.C. and D.E. (not represented by counsel)
Alleged victims:
The complainants
State party:
Georgia
Date of complaint:
1 July 2013 (initial submission)
Date of present decision:
12 May 2017
Subject matter:
Torture and ill-treatment upon arrest
Procedural issues:
Admissibility — manifestly unfounded;
exhaustion of domestic remedies
Substantive issues:
Torture; torture — prompt and impartial
investigation; treatment of prisoners
Articles of the Convention:
1, 11, 12, 13, 16 and 22
* The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the communication:
Essadia Belmir, Alessio Bruni, Felice Gaer, Claude Heller Rouassant, Jens Modvig, Ana Racu,
Sébastien Touzé and Kening Zhang.
GE.17-10399(E)