CAT/C/60/D/602/2014
United Nations
Convention against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment
Distr.: General
7 July 2017
Original: English
Committee against Torture
Decision adopted by the Committee under article 22 of the
Convention, concerning communication No. 602/2014*, **
Communication submitted by:
S.S.B. (represented by counsel, Niels-Erik
Hansen)
Alleged victim:
The complainant
State party:
Denmark
Date of complaint:
9 May 2014 (initial submission)
Date of present decision:
28 April 2017
Subject matter:
Deportation; risk of torture
Procedural issues:
Admissibility — manifestly ill-founded
Substantive issues:
Non-refoulement
Articles of the Convention:
3 and 22
1.1
The complainant is S.S.B., a Sudanese national born on 24 June 1974. He sought
asylum in Denmark, but his request was rejected. Following a decision of the Danish
Refugee Appeals Board dated 23 April 2014, the complainant was invited to leave
Denmark voluntarily within 15 days. At the time of submission, he had not left Denmark
and was subject to deportation. He claims that his deportation to the Sudan by Denmark
would violate his rights under article 3 of the Convention. The complainant is represented
by counsel.1
1.2
On 16 May 2014, the Committee, acting through its Rapporteur on new complaints
and interim measures, asked the State party not to expel the author while the complaint was
being considered. On 27 May 2014, the Refugee Appeals Board suspended the time limit
for the complainant’s departure until further notice in accordance with the Committee’s
request. On 16 February 2016, following a request by the State party dated 17 November
2014, the Committee, acting through the same Rapporteur, denied the request of the State
party to lift interim measures.
* Adopted by the Committee at its sixtieth session (18 April-12 May 2017).
** The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the present
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communication: Alessio Bruni, Felice Gaer, Abdelwahab Hani, Claude Heller Rouassant, Sapana
Pradhan-Malla, Ana Racu, Sébastien Touzé and Kening Zhang. Pursuant to rule 109 of the
Committee’s rules of procedure, Jens Modvig did not participate in the consideration of the
communication.
Denmark made a declaration under article 22 of the Convention on 27 May 1987.
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