UNITED
NATIONS
CAT
Convention against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment
Distr.
RESTRICTED*
CAT/C/39/D/297/2006
29 November 2007
ENGLISH
Original: FRENCH
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE
Thirty-ninth session
(5-23 November 2007)
DECISION
Communication No. 297/2006
Submitted by:
Bachan Singh Sogi (represented by counsel,
Johanne Doyon)
Alleged victim:
The complainant
State party:
Canada
Date of the complaint:
11 June 2006 (initial submission)
Date of the present decision:
16 November 2007
Subject matter:
Expulsion to his country of origin of complainant, allegedly a
member of a Sikh terrorist organization, despite request for
interim measures
Substantive issues:
Risk of torture in case of expulsion to country of origin
Procedural issues:
Complaint not compatible with the provisions of the
Convention; failure to substantiate allegations
Articles of the Convention:
3, 22
[ANNEX]
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