Committee on the Rights of the Child

Decision adopted by the Committee under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure, in respect of communication No. 35/2017 *

Communication submitted by:K.A.B.

Alleged victim:The author

State party:Germany

Date of communication:26 September 2017

Subject matter:Undue delays in asylum proceedings, preventing a Syrian asylum seeker from requesting reunification with his family in Germany

Meeting on 31 May 2018, the Committee on the Rights of the Child, having considered the request by the author’s representative for discontinuance, decided to discontinue the consideration of communication No. 35/2017, in accordance with rule 26 of its rules of procedure under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure.