CAT/C/57/D/709/2015
United Nations
Convention against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment
or Punishment
Advance unedited version
Distr.: General
1 June 2016
Original: English
Committee against Torture
Communication No. 709/2015*
Decision adopted by the Committee at its fifty-seventh session (18
April-13 May 2016)
Submitted by:
*
Alleged victim:
Denmark
Date of communication:
28 October 2015 (initial submission)
Date of decision:
29 April 2016
Subject matter:
Deportation to Nigeria
Procedural issue:
Substantiation of the complaint
Substantive issue:
Risk of torture and ill-treatment
Article of the Convention:
Article 3
The following members of the Committee participated in the consideration of the present
communication: Essadia Belmir, Alessio Bruni, Satyabhoosun Gupt Domah, Felice Gaer, Abdoulaye
Gaye, Claudio Grossman, Jens Modvig, Sapana Pradhan-Malla, George Tugushi and Kening Zhang.
GE.16-03456(E)
*1603456*
C.N. (represented by counsel, Tage
Goettsche)