WPC#  +qT M`TZGX#67XO%] dwah&P!Q78B,~SmvԮt,> !cm(T!qmP(C?fHwy\B!L8`bm&5GuLo@@Z9\ rU@x,s*PS/9Y5L VOs74yOp4Y%➒<ڇW#5>n rYB\oJHngmfR6^KK|޵}ۄma|]2m)Xj32{50Jm]DXE7w:^U`! `:*;nrQr0XyVFn 6nr A %2h&Nox-6h*Fhv;:&1w, ˟XU>B 0nL 0"i 0Y# 0_| 0&U6  7 0G #! UN. %| M ( N ^ w: 4  m \  `&Times New Roman' United Nations Human Rights Website - Treaty Bodies Database - Document - Jurisprudence - 4nt - Jurisprudence - "Angie Dituri"0Angie Dituri .   <:Default ParaXXX< :Normal (Web) S =jS =jS64Hyperlink    <:FollowedHype    <qy:HTML TypewriK<6X9`(Courier NewK  XXXS\  `&Times New RomanS  <6X9`(Courier New#|x ($..       X|XX XX|XX X|HP LaserJet 4000 Series PS0(hH  Z6Times New Roman Regular Xz4) "-EDDU[ Das()U  !..       X1XX XX1XX X1  _ COMMITTEEAGAINSTTORTURE  P.M.P.K._ (name __ deleted) __  v._ԀSweden  CommunicationNo30/199520November1995CAT/C/15/D/30/1995ADMISSIBILITY  $  S;   S    Submittedby:P.M.P.K.(namedeleted)[representedbycounsel]   Sp S    Allegedvictim:Theauthor p SH S  m  Stateparty:Sweden H Ss p S  6  Dateofcommunication:14July1995  p   TheCommitteeagainstTorture,establishedunderarticle17oftheConventionagainst 4 TortureandOtherCruel,InhumanorDegradingTreatmentorPunishment,SK S    Meetingon20November1995,  S# S    Adoptsthefollowing:      Decisiononadmissibility  D!   So##l S      1.Theauthorofthecommunicationisa_Zairian_ԀcitizenwhoenteredSwedeninNovember1991torequestasylum.SheclaimsthatherreturntoZairefollowingthedismissalofherapplicationforrefugeestatuswouldviolatearticle3oftheConventionagainstTortureandOtherCruel,InhumanorDegradingTreatmentorPunishment.Sheisrepresentedbycounsel.S(G$(# S     2.On31January1994,theSwedishBoardofImmigrationrefusedtheauthor'sapplicationforasylum,notingthatthepoliticalsituationinZairehadimprovedandconsideringthatitwasnotlikelythattheauthorwouldbesubjectedtopersecutionorsevereharassment.On13February1995,theAliensAppealBoardconfirmedthedecisionoftheSwedishBoardofImmigration.Theauthorthensubmitteda"newapplication"totheAppealBoard,arguingthatthesituationinZairehadnotimproved,buton16March1995theBoardrejectedher @-(, application,consideringthatthecircumstancesinvokedbytheauthorcouldnotbeseenasnewevidence.St S     3.On22August1995,theCommittee,throughitsSpecialRapporteur,transmittedthecommunicationtotheStatepartyforcommentsandrequestedtheStatepartynottoexpeltheauthorwhilehercommunicationwasunderconsiderationbytheCommittee.Sw $ t S    4.Bysubmissionof16October1995,theStatepartychallengestheadmissibilityofthecommunication.Itexplainsthatunderchapter2,section5,oftheAliensAct,analienwhoistoberefusedentryorexpelledcanapplyforaresidencepermitiftheapplicationisbasedoncircumstancesthathavenotpreviouslybeenexaminedinthecaseandiftheenforcementofthedecisiononrefusalofentryorexpulsionwillbeinconflictwithhumanitarianrequirements.TheStatepartyemphasizesthatnewcircumstancescannotexofficiobeassessedbytheimmigrationauthorities,butonlyfollowingasocalled"newapplication".TheStatepartynotesthatthemedicalevidenceinvokedbytheauthorinsupportofhercommunicationhasnotpreviouslybeensubmittedtotheSwedishimmigrationauthorities,sothatneithertheSwedishImmigrationBoardnortheAliensAppealBoardhashadtheopportunitytoassessit.Consideringthata"newapplication"maybelodgedatanytimeandthattherelevantrequirementshaverecentlybeenrelaxed,theStatepartysubmitsthatdomesticremedieshavenotbeenexhaustedinthepresentcase.SKH S    5.Bysubmissionof10November1995,counselclaimsthata"newapplication"underchapter2,section5,oftheAliensActwouldnotbesuccessful.Inthisconnection,shepointsoutthatanapplicationhastobebasedonnewcircumstancesnotpreviouslyconsideredandthatonly5percentof"newapplications"succeed.Sincetheauthor'srequestforasylumwasrefusedonthebasisthatthesituationinZairehadimproved,shearguesthata"newapplication"onthebasisofthenewmedicalevidencewouldberejectedonthesamegrounds.S X  S  i  6.Beforeconsideringanyclaiminacommunication,theCommitteeagainstTorturemustdecidewhetherornotitisadmissibleunderarticle22oftheConvention.So##l S    7.Article22,paragraph5(b),oftheConventionprecludestheCommitteefromconsideringanycommunication,unlessithasascertainedthatallavailabledomesticremedieshavebeenexhausted;thisruledoesnotapplyifitisestablishedthattheapplicationofdomesticremedieshasbeenorwouldbeunreasonablyprolongedorwouldbeunlikelytobringeffectiverelief.Inthecircumstancesoftheinstantcase,theCommitteeconsidersthattheSwedishdomesticauthoritiesshouldhaveanopportunitytoevaluatethenewevidencesubmittedbytheauthor,beforetheCommitteeexaminesthecommunication.Moreover,onthebasisoftheinformationavailable,theCommitteecannotconcludethattheavailableremedyofa"newapplication"wouldbeaprioriineffective.S-(@-( S  SS  8.TheCommitteethereforedecides:S? S  SS  (a)Thatthecommunicationisinadmissible; @-(, St S    (b)ThatthisdecisionshallbecommunicatedtotheStateparty,totheauthorandtohercounsel.S 8  S  h  [DoneinEnglish,French,RussianandSpanish,theEnglishtextbeingtheoriginalversion.]  pXX+p  L XXX+XXX  pXX+ X+Xp