Discontinuance decision; Subjects: AUSTRALIA, TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL TREATMENT; [CAT: UNO-Antifolterkonvention, Übereinkommen gegen Folter; Convention contre la torture; Convenzione contro la tortura]
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GE.24-15757 (E) 160924 160924 Committee against Torture Decision adopted by the Committee under article 22 of the Convention, concerning communication No. 620/2014*, ** Communication submitted by: T.T. (represented by counsel, Michaela Byers) Alleged victim: The complainant State party: Australia Date of complaint: 14 August 2014 (initial submission) Substantive issues: Deportation to Sri Lanka; risk of torture At its meeting on 12 July 2024, the Committee, having received information from the parties to the effect that proceedings for a merits review of the complainant’s visa refusal were still ongoing, having commenced in 2019, and that the complainant continued to remain lawfully in Australia on a bridging visa, decided to discontinue the consideration of communication No. 620/2014.
* Adopted by the Committee at its eightieth session (7–26 July 2024). ** The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the communication: Todd Buchwald, Jorge Contesse, Claude Heller, Erdogan Iscan, Peter Vedel Kessing, Liu Huawen, Maeda Naoko, Ana Racu, Abderrazak Rouwane and Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov. United Nations CAT/C/80/D/620/2014 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Distr.: General 16 September 2024 Original: English