Committee against Torture

Decision adopted by the Committee under article 22 of the Convention, concerning communication No. 766/2016 * , **

Communication submitted by :S.R. (represented by counsel, John Sweeney)

A lleged victim :The complainant

State party :Australia

Date of com plaint :27 July 2016 (initial submission)

Substantive issue:Risk of torture and ill-treatment upon deportation to Sri Lanka

At its meeting on 3 May 2019, the Committee, having received no comments from the complainant’s counsel on the State party’s observations on the merits, despite a reminder to provide such comments, and taking into account that the counsel had subsequently withdrawn the complaint as he had lost contact with the complainant, decided to discontinue the consideration of communication No. 766/2016.