Decision; Subjects: SWITZERLAND, TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL TREATMENT; [CAT: UNO-Antifolterkonvention, Übereinkommen gegen Folter; Convention contre la torture; Convenzione contro la tortura]
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GE.25-06878 (E) 170625 170625 Committee against Torture Decision adopted by the Committee under article 22 of the Convention, concerning communication No. 1093/2021*, ** Communication submitted by: M.M. and A.M. (represented by counsel, Matthias Rysler) Alleged victims: The complainants State Party: Switzerland Date of complaint: 13 August 2021 (initial submission) Substantive issues: Deportation to the Islamic Republic of Iran; risk of torture 1. The communication, dated 13 August 2021, was submitted by M.M. and A.M., nationals of the Islamic Republic of Iran. They allege that, by deporting them to the Islamic Republic of Iran, Switzerland would violate their rights under article 3 (1) of the Convention. They are represented by counsel. 2. On 23 September 2021, the Committee registered the communication and requested the State Party to refrain from deporting the complainants to the Islamic Republic of Iran while their communication was pending before the Committee. 3. On 10 May 2022, the State Party submitted its observations on the admissibility and merits of the communication, which were transmitted to the complainants on 4 December 2023. 4. On 13 May 2024, the complainants were reminded to submit their comments on the State Party’s observations. The complainants were informed that, in the absence of a response by 15 July 2024, consideration of the communication could be discontinued. 5. At its meeting on 10 April 2025, in view of the fact that no comments on the State Party’s observations had been received, the Committee decided to discontinue its consideration of communication No. 1093/2021.
* Adopted by the Committee at its eighty-second session (7 April–2 May 2025). ** 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/82/D/1093/2021 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Distr.: General 17 June 2025 Original: English