B.T.M. v. Suisse

Document source:

UN Committee Against Torture (CAT)
Date:
11 November 2022

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Title

B.T.M. v. Suisse

Document source

UN Committee Against Torture (CAT)

Date

11 November 2022

Document number

CAT/C/75/D/972/2019

Document type

Collection

Country

Switzerland

Keywords

Convention against Torture (CAT)

Non-refoulement

Comments:

The Swiss authorities' decision to return a Zimbabwean national to his country of origin violated Article 3 of the Convention against Torture. The right to an effective remedy contained in Article 3 requires an opportunity for an effective, independent and impartial review of the decision to expel or return when there is a plausible allegation that issues under Article 3 arise.

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