Committee against Torture

Decision adopted by the Committee under article 22 of the Convention, concerning communication No. 737/2016 * , **

Communication submitted by:S.K. (represented by counsel, John Sweeney)

A lleged victim:The complainant

State party:Australia

Date of complaint:20 March 2016

Substantive issue:Risk of torture upon deportation to Sri Lanka

At its meeting on 27 April 2018, the Committee, having received a request from the complainant’s counsel to discontinue the communication as he had lost contact with the complainant, decided to discontinue the consideration of communication No. 737/2016.