CAT/C/62/D/688/2015
United Nations
Convention against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment
Distr.: General
21 December 2017
Original: English
Committee against Torture
Decision adopted by the Committee under article 22 of the
Convention, concerning communication No. 688/2015*, **
Communication submitted by:
T.Z. (represented by counsel, Stephanie Motz)
Alleged victim:
The complainant
State party:
Switzerland
Date of complaint:
7 July 2015 (initial submission)
Date of present decision:
22 November 2017
Subject matter:
Deportation of the complainant from Switzerland
to Ethiopia
Procedural issues:
Non-substantiation of claims
Substantive issues:
Risk of torture upon deportation to country of
origin (non-refoulement)
Articles of the Convention:
3 and 22 (2)
* Adopted by the Committee at its sixty-second session (6 November–6 December 2017).
** The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the communication:
Essadia Belmir, Alessio Bruni, Felice Gaer, Abdelwahab Hani, Claude Heller Rouassant, Jens
Modvig, Sapana Pradhan-Malla, Ana Racu, Sébastien Touzé and Kening Zhang.
GE.17-23069(E)