Committee against Torture
Decision adopted by the Committee under article 22 of the Convention, concerning communication No. 895/2018 * , **
Communication submitted by:S.S. (represented by counsel, Shamili Kugathas)
Alleged victim:The complainant
State party:Australia
Date of complaint:25 May 2018 (initial submission)
Substantive issues:Deportation to Sri Lanka; risk of torture
On 30 December 2020, the Committee, not having received comments from the complainant’s counsel on the State party’s observations, despite sending a reminder to that effect, and following the withdrawal of the complaint as counsel had lost contact with the complainant, decided to discontinue the examination of communication No. 895/2018.