Committee against Torture

Decision adopted by the Committee under article 22 of the Convention, concerning communication No. 851/2017 * , **

Communication submitted by:N.R. (represented by counsel, Roman Schuler)

Alleged victim:The complainant

State party:Switzerland

Date of complaint:1 November 2017 (initial submission)

Substantive issue s :Deportation to Sri Lanka; risk of torture and other ill-treatment

At its meeting on 12 November 2021, the Committee, not having received comments from the complainant’s counsel on the State party’s observations as the counsel had lost contact with the complainant, decided to discontinue the examination of communication No. 851/2017.