CAT/C/64/D/738/2016 would face a personal, present, foreseeable and real risk of torture if he were returned to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 7.6 The Committee recalls that it must ascertain whether the complainant currently runs a risk of being subjected to torture if returned to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Committee notes that the complainant had ample opportunity to provide supporting evidence and more details about his claims, at the national level, to the Federal Office for Migration and the Federal Administrative Court, but that the evidence provided did not allow the national authorities to conclude that his participation in political activities could place him at risk of being subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment upon his return. Furthermore, the Committee recalls that the existence of human rights violations in the complainant’s country of origin is not, in itself, sufficient for it to conclude that a complainant runs a personal risk of being tortured. On the basis of the information before it, the Committee finds that the complainant has not proved that his political activities are important enough to attract the interest of the authorities of his country of origin and concludes that the information provided does not demonstrate that he would be personally at risk of torture or inhuman or degrading treatment if he were to return to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 8. In the light of the above, the Committee considers that the information submitted by the complainant is insufficient to substantiate his claim that he would face a personal, foreseeable and real risk of torture if he were returned to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 9. The Committee, acting under article 22 (7) of the Convention, concludes that the return of the complainant to the Democratic Republic of the Congo would not constitute a breach of article 3 of the Convention by the State party. GE.18-16592 9

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