Committee against Torture
Decision adopted by the Committee under article 22 of the Convention, concerning communication No. 929/2019 * , **
Communication submitted by:J.H. (represented by counsel, Ruth Nordstorm)
Alleged victim:The complainant
State party:Sweden
Date of complaint:15 April 2019 (initial submission)
Substantive issue s :Deportation to Afghanistan; risk of torture
At its meeting on 14 July 2021, the Committee, having been informed that the expulsion order against the complainant had become time-barred, and that he could now submit a new asylum application in Sweden, decided to discontinue the consideration of communication No. 929/2019, on the understanding that the complainant would be entitled to submit a new communication to the Committee in the event of a renewed risk of forcible removal from the State party’s territory.