Committee against Torture

Decision adopted by the Committee under article 22 of the Convention, concerning communication No. 830/2017 * , **

Communication submitted by:K.E. (represented by counsel, Rasan T. Selliah)

A lleged victim:The complainant

State party:Australia

Date of complaint:21 June 2017 (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 to discontinue the communication as he had returned voluntarily to Sri Lanka on 20 November 2017, decided to discontinue the consideration of communication No. 830/2017.