CAT/C/31/D/189/2001
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ANNEX
DECISION OF THE COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE UNDER ARTICLE 22 OF
THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR
DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT
Thirty-first session
Concerning
Communication No. 189/2001
Submitted by:
Mr. Bouabdallah LTAIEF (represented by the
non-governmental organization Vérité-Action)
On behalf of:
Complainant
State party:
Tunisia
Date of submission:
30 June 2000
The Committee against Torture, established under Article 17 of the Convention against
Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,
Meeting on 14 November 2003,
Having concluded its consideration of complaint No. 189/2001, submitted to the
Committee against Torture by Mr. Bouabdallah Ltaief under article 22 of the Convention against
Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,
Having taken into account all information made available to it by the complainant, his
counsel and the State party,
Adopts the following:
Decision under article 22, paragraph 7, of the Convention
1.
The complainant is Mr. Bouabdallah Ltaief, a Tunisian citizen, born on 2 June 1967 in
Gabès, Tunisia, and resident in Switzerland since 18 March 1999, where he has refugee status.
He claims to have been the victim of violations by Tunisia of the provisions of article 1, article 2,
paragraph 1, article 4, article 5, article 11, article 12, article 13, article 14, article 15 and article
16 of the Convention. He is represented by the non-governmental organization Vérité-Action.
1.2
Tunisia ratified the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment and made the declaration under article 22 of the Convention
on 23 September 1988.