CAT/C/57/D/558/2013
United Nations
Convention against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment
Distr.: General
13 June 2016
Original: English
Committee against Torture
Decision adopted by the Committee under article 22 of the
Convention, concerning communication No. 558/2013*, **
Communication submitted by:
R.D. et al. (represented by counsel Mohammad
Zameer Takun Jauhan)
Alleged victim:
The complainants
State party:
Switzerland
Date of complaint:
23 August 2013 (initial submission)
Date of present decision:
13 May 2016
Subject matter:
Deportation to Belarus or Russian Federation
Procedural issues:
Non-exhaustion of domestic remedies; claims
incompatible with the Convention
Substantive issues:
Non-refoulement
Articles of the Convention:
3 and 22
* Adopted by the Committee at its fifty-seventh session (18 April-13 May 2016).
** The following members of the Committee participated in the consideration of the present
communication: Essadia Belmir, Alessio Bruni, Felice Gaer, Abdelwahab Hani, Claude-Heller
Rouassant, Jens Modvig, Sapana Pradhan-Malla, Ana Racu and Kening Zhang.
GE.16-09653(E)