would risk being subjected to torture upon return to their countries of origin. The Committee therefore concluded in each case that the removal of the complainants to those countries would not breach article 3 of the Convention. 175.In respect of complaints Nos. 191/2001 (S.S. v. The Netherlands) and 197/2002 (U.S. v. Finland), the Committee found that the decision of the Dutch and Finish authorities to allow the deportation of the complainants to Sri Lanka did not breach the State party’s obligation under article 3 of the Convention not to return a person to another State where there are substantial grounds for believing that he or she would be in danger of being subjected to torture, given the improved human rights situation in Sri Lanka and because the torture allegedly suffered by the complainants in that country had not occurred in the recent past. The Committee also rejected the claim that a forcible return of the complainants to areas of the country controlled by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam would place them at risk of being subjected to torture by that organization, as such claim fell outside the scope of the definition of torture contained in article 1 of the Convention. 176.In its decision on complaint No. 190/2001 (K.S.Y. v. The Netherlands), the Committee found that the complainant, an Iranian national, had not sufficiently substantiated his claim that, because of his sexual orientation and the fact that he had been convicted by a Dutch court of having killed his partner, also an Iranian citizen, in the Netherlands, he would run a personal, present and foreseeable risk of being tortured if returned to his country of origin. 177.In its decision on complaint No. 219/2002 (G.K. v. Switzerland), the Committee considered that the complainant’s extradition to Spain, where she had been indicted on counts of collaboration with Euzkadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) (Basque Fatherland and Liberty) and storage of firearms and explosives, did not constitute a violation by the State party of its obligations under article 3 of the Convention, taking into account the legal guarantees she obtained during and following extradition proceedings. Moreover, the Committee found that the complainant’s extradition to Spain was not in breach of article 15 of the Convention, since it had not been established that the statement of an ETA convict made before the Spanish police, on which the Spanish extradition request to the State party was allegedly based, had been made as a result of torture. VI. FUTURE MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE 178.In accordance with rule 2 of its rules of procedure, the Committee holds two regular sessions each year. In consultation with the Secretary General, the Committee took decisions on the dates of its regular sessions for the biennium 2004-2005. Those dates are the following: Thirty-second session 3 to 21 May 2004 Thirty-third session15 to 26 November 2004 Thirty-fourth session 2 to 21 May 2005 Thirty-fifth session 7 to 18 November 2005 179.The dates of the pre-sessional working groups for the same biennium will be as follows: 26 to 30 April 2004, 8 to 12 November 2004, 25 to 29 April 2005 and 31 October to 4 November 2005. VII.ADOPTION OF THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THECOMMITTEE ON ITS ACTIVITIES 180.In accordance with article 24 of the Convention, the Committee shall submit an annual report on its activities to the States parties and to the General Assembly. Since the Committee holds its second regular session of each calendar year in late November, which coincides with the regular sessions of the General Assembly, it adopts its annual report at the end of its spring session, for appropriate transmission to the General Assembly during the same calendar year. Accordingly, at its 573rd meeting, held on 16 May 2003, the Committee considered and unanimously adopted the report on its activities at the twenty-ninth and thirtieth sessions. Notes Annex I States that have signed, ratified or acceded to the Convention againstTorture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, as at 16 May 2003 State AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAntigua and BarbudaArgentina ArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahrain BangladeshBelarusBelgiumBelizeBenin BoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBulgaria Burkina Date of receipt of the instrument of ratification or accession 4 February 198526 November 1 April 198711 May 1984a12 September 198919 1985 4 February 1985 July 1993a24 September 1986 10 December 198514 March 13 September 1993a 8 August 198929 July 1985 198716 August 1996a 6 March 1998a 19 December 1985 5 October 1998a13 March 198725 June 199917 March 1986a12 March 1992a 4 February 1985 Date of signature 4 February 1985 8 September 12 April 1999 6 March 1992b 8 September 200023 September 198510 200028 September 198916 December 1986 June 1986 4 January 1999a18 February 1993a15 October 23 August 1985