Committee against Torture

Decision adopted by the Committee under article 22 of the Convention, concerning communication No. 781/2016 * , **

Communication submitted by:H.H. (represented by counsel, Rabin Nandoe Leijen)

Alleged victim:The complainant

State party:Netherlands

Date of complaint:4 November 2016 (initial submission)

Substantive issue:Risk of torture upon deportation to the Islamic Republic of Iran

At its meeting on 10 November 2017, the Committee, in the light of the fact that the complainant had left the Netherlands and that his counsel, having been unable to establish contact with the complainant, had resigned as his legal representative, decided to discontinue the consideration of communication No. 781/2016.