CAT/C/59/D/762/2016
United Nations
Convention against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment
Distr.: General
23 February 2017
Original: English
Committee against Torture
Decision adopted by the Committee under article 22 of the
Convention, concerning communication No. 762/2016*, **
Communication submitted by:
A.A.
Alleged victim:
The complainant
State party:
Switzerland
Date of complaint:
20 July 2016 (initial submission)
Substantive issue:
Risk of torture upon deportation
At its meeting on 30 November 2016, the Committee against Torture decided to
discontinue the consideration of communication No. 762/2016 because the complainant
was no longer at risk of deportation.
* Adopted by the Committee at its fifty-ninth session (7 November-7 December 2016).
** The following members of the Committee participated in the consideration of the present
communication: Essadia Belmir, Alessio Bruni, Felice Gaer, Claude Heller Rouassant, Jens Modvig,
Ana Racu, Sébastien Touzé and Kening Zhang.
GE.17-03021(E)