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country are looking for her or that she would face a personal risk of being tortured if
returned to Ethiopia.
7.5
The Committee concludes accordingly that the information submitted by the
complainant, including the unclear nature of her political activities in Ethiopia and the lowlevel nature of her political activities in Switzerland, is insufficient to establish her claim
that she would personally be exposed to a substantial risk of being subjected to torture if
returned to Ethiopia. The Committee is concerned at the many reports of human rights
violations, including the use of torture in Ethiopia, 9 but recalls that for the purposes of
article 3 of the Convention, the individual concerned must face a foreseeable, real and
personal risk of being tortured in the country to which he or she is returned. In the light of
the foregoing, the Committee concludes that such a risk has not been established.
8.
In the light of the above, the Committee against Torture, acting under article 22,
paragraph 7, of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment, concludes that the decision of the State party to return the
complainant to Ethiopia would not constitute a breach of article 3 of the Convention.
[Adopted in English, French and Spanish, the English text being the original version.
Subsequently to be issued also in Arabic, Russian and Chinese as part of the Committee’s
annual report to the General Assembly.]
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The Committee notes that Ethiopia is also a State party to the Convention against Torture and Other
Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and recalls its 2011 concluding observations
(CAT/C/ETH/CO/1), paras. 10-14.