United Nations

CAT/C/70/D/877/2018

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

Distr.: General

11 February 2021

Original: English

Committee against Torture

Decision adopted by the Committee under article 22 of the Convention, concerning communication No. 877/2018 * , **

Communication submitted by:H.S.D. (represented by counsel, Rajwinder Singh Bhambi)

Alleged victim:The complainant

State party:Canada

Date of complaint:16 July 2018 (initial submission)

Substantive issue s :Deportation of the complainant to India; risk of torture

On 30 December 2020, the Committee, not having received comments from the complainant’s counsel on the State party’s observations on admissibility and the merits, despite sending three reminders to that effect, decided to discontinue the examination of communication No. 877/2018.