Committee against Torture

Decision adopted by the Committee under article 22 of the Convention, concerning communication No. 753/2016 * , **

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

Alleged victim:The complainant

State party:Australia

Date of complaint:27 April 2016 (initial submission)

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 the complainant had voluntarily departed for Sri Lanka on 10 August 2017 and the counsel had subsequently lost contact with him, decided to discontinue the consideration of communication No. 753/2016.