72 Case Date of adoption Nationality of complainant and country of removal if applicable Article of Covenant violated Interim measures granted and State party’s response Remedy No. 133/1999 Falcon Rio v. Canada (cont’d) No. 149/1999 A.S. v. Sweden 24 Nov. 2000 Iranian to Iran No. 161/2000 Hajrizi Dzemajl et al. v. Yugoslavia 21 Nov. 2002 Yugoslav 3 Granted and acceded to by the State party The State party has an obligation to refrain from forcibly returning the complainant to Iran or to any other country where she runs a risk of being expelled or returned to Iran. 16, para. 1, 12 and 136 None The Committee urges the State party to conduct a proper investigation into the events that occurred on 15 April 1995, prosecute and punish the persons responsible for those acts and provide the complainants with redress, including fair and adequate compensation, and to inform Follow-up consideration of the report to the Committee, the authorities had not yet completed their reassessment of the risk of return. On 22 February 2001, the State party informed the Committee that on 30 January 2001, the Aliens Appeals Board had examined a new application for a residence permit lodged by the complainant. The Board decided to grant the complainant a permanent residence permit in Sweden and to quash the expulsion order. The Board also granted the complainant’s son a permanent residence permit. Ongoing See first follow-up report (CAT/C/32/FU/1). Following the thirty-third session, and while welcoming the State party’s provision of compensation to the complainants for the violations found, the Committee considered that the Further action No further consideration under the follow-up procedure as the State party has complied with the Committee’s decision. Update on implementation to be requested

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