CAT/C/30/D/192/2001 page 10 either in his statements or by means of the documents produced, his active membership in the Yekiti party and opposition to the Syrian authorities. Lastly, the Committee considers that the complainants have not shown involvement in opposition political activities in Switzerland. 6.8 The Committee considers that the above-mentioned documents were produced by the complainants only in response to decisions by the Swiss authorities to reject their application for asylum, and that the complainants have failed to offer any coherent explanation of the delay in making submissions. 6.9 Regarding the 2001 Amnesty International report, in addition to the contradictions pointed out by the State party concerning the conclusions drawn regarding the complainants’ political activities in Syria, the Committee notes that the information relating to measures that might affect persons returning to Syria after a long stay abroad is invoked in general terms without being linked in a relevant manner to the specific cases of the complainants, and is contradicted by the information transmitted by the State party, in submissions which the complainants have not subsequently contested. It is also apparent that the Kurdish origin of the complainants would not in itself constitute a reason for ill-treatment or torture in Syria. 6.10. Lastly, the Committee notes that the complainant, Mrs. T., has submitted no arguments as to the risk of her being subjected to ill-treatment in the event of return to Syria. 6.11 Consequently the Committee considers that the complainants have not demonstrated the existence of serious grounds suggesting that their return to Syria would expose them to real, specific and personal risk of torture. 7. The Committee against Torture, acting under article 22, paragraph 7, of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, considers that returning the complainants to Syria would not constitute a breach of article 3 of the Convention. [Done in English, French, Russian and Spanish, French being the original language. Will also be issued in Arabic and Chinese in the Committee’s annual report to the General Assembly.] Notes 1 Transcript of examination of complainant by canton of Zurich Immigration Police, 21 December 1998. 2 Ibid. 3 CRA review decision, 21 December 2001, p. 7. 4 Statements by complainant, verbatim record of examination by canton of Zurich Immigration Police, 21 December 1998, p. 10.