United Nations

CAT/C/62/D/711/2015

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Distr.: General

22 January 2018

Original: English

Committee against Torture

Decision adopted by the Committee under article 22 of the Convention, concerning communication No. 711/2015 * , **

Communication submitted by:M.S.A. and D.A.

Alleged victim s :The complainants

State party :Canada

Date of complaint :4 November 2015 (initial submission)

Substantive issue:Risk of torture upon deportation to Bangladesh

At its meeting on 6 November 2017, the Committee against Torture, having ascertained that the complainants had left Canada at their own initiative on 22 September 2016, and not having received the complainants’ comments on the State party’s observations, despite sending reminders to that effect, decided to discontinue the consideration of communication No. 711/2015.