CAT/C/62/D/721/2015 national authorities to conclude that his status as an Afghan asylum seeker, the asylum proceedings in his case or the material and living conditions in the detention centres in Bulgaria would place him at risk of being subjected to torture upon his return. 7.9 Furthermore, the Committee recalls that the occurrence of human rights violations in the country of return is not, of itself, sufficient for it to conclude that a complainant is personally at risk of being tortured. On the basis of the information before it, the Committee concludes, in the present case, that the complainant has not provided proof that he was tortured in the past and concludes that the information that has been provided does not demonstrate that he would personally be at risk of torture if he were returned to Bulgaria. 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 be at a foreseeable, real and personal risk of torture if he were returned to Bulgaria. 9. Accordingly, the Committee, acting under article 22 (7) of the Convention, concludes that the complainant’s removal to Bulgaria would not constitute a breach of article 3 of the Convention by the State party. 14 GE.18-04727

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