Remedy recommended
The Committee urges the State party, in accordance
with rule 112, paragraph 5, of its rules of
procedure, to inform it, within 90 days of the date
of the transmittal of this decision, of the steps taken
in response to the decision expressed above.
Due date for State party response
26 February 2006
Date of reply
Latest reply 10 October 2007 (had previously
responded on 22 March 2006 and 24 April 2006 see annual report A/61/44 - and 9 August 2006 and
5 April 2007 - see annual report A/62/44).
State party response
The Committee will recall that the State party
removed the complainant to Iran on 26 March 2006
despite a finding of a violation of the Convention.
In its response of 24 April 2006, it stated that since
his return a Canadian representative had spoken
with the complainant’s nephew who said that
Mr. Dadar had arrived in Tehran without incident,
and was staying with his family. The State party
had no direct contact with him since he was
returned to Iran. In light of this information, as well
as Canada’s determination that he did not face a
substantial risk of torture upon return to Iran, the
State party submits that it was not necessary for it
to consider the issue of monitoring mechanisms in
this case. (For a full account of the State party’s
response, see A/61/44.)
On 9 August 2006, the State party informed the
Committee that on 16 May 2006, the complainant
came to the Canadian Embassy in Tehran to pursue
certain personal and administrative issues in
Canada unrelated to the allegations before the
Committee. He did not complain of any
ill-treatment in Iran nor make any complaints about
the Iranian authorities. As the complainant’s visit
confirmed previous information received from his
nephew, the Canadian authorities requested that
this matter be removed from consideration under
the follow-up procedure.
On 5 April 2007, the State party responded to
counsel’s comments of 24 June 2006. It stated that
it had no knowledge of the complainant’s state of
well-being and that his further questioning by the
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