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Mutombo v. Switzerland

United Nations Committee against Torture.  27 April 1994 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Human rights — Jurisdiction — Torture — Convention against Torture, 1984 — Duty of non-refoulement in Article 3 — Conditions — Political activities in Zaire — Author applying for refugee status in Switzerland — Relevance of existence of consistent pattern of gross, flagrant or mass violations of human rights in Zaire — Whether author personally at risk of torture — Whether torture “foreseeable and necessary consequence” of return to Zaire — Obligation of State Party under Convention — Whether expulsion of author to Zaire would constitute a violation of Article 3 of Convention by Switzerland

International tribunals — United Nations Committee against Torture — Jurisdiction — Procedure — Proof

Type
Case Report
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1998

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