WPC& Y5 Pny?`!oivp!I@۵=vV.0lsro^CaUrHXAS֑P%I~@b4eҲ`m!/%Z΢RĚHLLSAzEa f+QI"Q{J^̗(/Bl9L6dt(9vG8wޛ)%Uy$/oѤeS3 ICoTFi8Mt `}pY# `gi7MsBM>z&ykc< HOGKb6P?'bЦYs,Z^=:@f`Vh<ƅ?8 D<\')^Z 识 r8S|'-fG(p4WKU0#r\ @Rᘤ;!#&q=ñ (vl */vɌ5U>$ 0 0< 0Y 0_: 0i  0 0( D+ AM 9 0I # UN %M(N@^ BwN4Rf mh 0 0m 0X 0@ 0% 0 0 0 0 0q 0M 0& 0 0 0 0l 06 0 0 0 0t 0I! 0" 0" 0# 0$ 0E%\  `&Times New Roman' M. A. v. Canada, Committee against Torture, Communication No. 22/1995, U.N. Doc. A/50/44 a4, U.N. Doc. A/50/44 a"Angie Dituri"0Angie Dituri .   6F , 4Heading 3 S p^S   XXX p^S<:Default Para64Hyperlink    <:FollowedHype    < :Normal (Web) S =jS =jSӁ Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5(2E$ 9!..      X0XXXX0XXX0  ($'dxd A<< c#|x(9$..      X-XXXX-XXX-HP LaserJet 6P/6MP - Standard,,,,,,0(hH  Z6Times New Roman RegularX}* p*rtyBar1U2G+J 0_level1  X /%4 4 <DL/23  ..  2( 4 <DL2  2D+J 0_level2   ," <DL,23  ..  2( 4 <DL2  2A+J 0_level3   ) <DL)23  ..  2( 4 <DL2  2>+J 0_level4  ` &<<DL&23  ..  2( 4 <DL2  2;+J 0_level5   #DL#23  ..  2( 4 <DL2  28+J 0_level6    DL 23  ..  2( 4 <DL2  25+J 0_level7  h DDL23  ..  2( 4 <DL2  22+J 0_level8   L23  ..  2( 4 <DL2  2/+J 0_level9    L23  ..  2( 4 <DL2  2GJ 0_levsl1  X /%4 4 <DL/23  Ԁ  2( 4 <DL2  2DJ 0_levsl2   ," <DL,23  Ԁ  2( 4 <DL2  2AJ 0_levsl3   ) <DL)23  Ԁ  2( 4 <DL2  2>J 0_levsl4  ` &<<DL&23  Ԁ  2( 4 <DL2  2;J 0_levsl5   #DL#23  Ԁ  2( 4 <DL2  28J 0_levsl6    DL 23  Ԁ  2( 4 <DL2  25J 0_levsl7  h DDL23  Ԁ  2( 4 <DL2  22J 0_levsl8   L23  Ԁ  2( 4 <DL2  2/J 0_levsl9    L23  Ԁ  2( 4 <DL2  2GJ 0_levnl1  X /%4 4 <DL/23   2( 4 <DL2  2DJ 0_levnl2   ," <DL,23   2( 4 <DL2  2AJ 0_levnl3   ) <DL)23   2( 4 <DL2  2>J 0_levnl4  ` &<<DL&23   2( 4 <DL2  2;J 0_levnl5   #DL#23   2( 4 <DL2  28J 0_levnl6    DL 23   2( 4 <DL2  25J 0_levnl7  h DDL23   2( 4 <DL2  22J 0_levnl8   L23   2( 4 <DL2  2/J 0_levnl9    L23   2( 4 <DL2  9!..      X0XXXX0XXX0  _ COMMITTEEAGAINSTTORTURE  M.A.v.Canada | CommunicationNo.22/1995 H 3May1995  d CAT/C/14/D/22/1995  0 ADMISSIBILITY    Submittedby:M.A.[namedeleted][representedbycounsel] D  Allegedvictim:Theauthor ` Stateparty:Canada , Dateofcommunication:14December1994    TheCommitteeagainstTorture,establishedunderarticle17oftheConventionagainst Z TortureandOtherCruel,InhumanorDegradingTreatmentorPunishment, @ Meetingon3May1995,  \ Adoptsthefollowing: (   Decisiononadmissibility    1.TheauthorofthecommunicationisM.A.,anIraniancitizen,currentlyindetentionin <#" Canada,whoclaimstobeavictimofaviolationbyCanadaofarticle3oftheConvention "$r# againstTorture. %X $ 2.TheauthorarrivedinCanadaon14October1991,andwasgrantedrefugeestatuson24 &$"& May1992.However,followingindicationsthathewasactivelyworkingfortheIranian ' #' secretservice,hewasdeclaredathreattoCanadiansecurityandnolongerhasarightto (#( remaininthecountry. )$) 3.Theauthorisintheprocessofchallengingthedecisionbywayofareasonableness R+&+ hearingbeforeajudgeoftheFederalCourt.Heisalsochallengingtherelevantlegislation 8,', beforetheConstitutionalCourtofCanada. -n(- Ї4.Article22,paragraph5(b),oftheConventionprecludestheCommitteefromconsidering  anycommunicationfromanindividual,unlessithasascertainedthattheindividualhas  exhaustedallavailabledomesticremedies;thisruledoesnotapplyifitisestablishedthat | theapplicationofdomesticremedieshasbeenorwouldbeunreasonableprolongedorwould b beunlikelytobringeffectiverelief.Inthepresentcase,theauthorhasinvokedthis H exception,arguingthatthechancesofsuccessarealmostnonexistent,inviewoftheprior . ~ jurisprudencebytheCourtsandtheprocessgoverningthereasonablenesshearing.However,  d inthecircumstancesoftheinstantcase,theCommitteeconsidersthattheauthorhasnot  J showntheexistenceofspecialcircumstanceswhichshouldabsolvehimfromexhausting  0 domesticremedies.InthisconnectiontheCommitteeobservesthat,inprinciple,itisnot    withinthescopeoftheCommittee'scompetencetoevaluatetheprospectsofsuccessof    domesticremedies,butonlywhethertheyareproperremediesforthedeterminationofthe   author'sclaims. x  5.TheCommitteeagainstTorturethereforedecides: D   X?+4 44 <DL!X?(a)Thatthecommunicationisinadmissible; ` (b)Thatthisdecisionshallbecommunicatedtotheauthorand,forinformation,to , theStateparty.  [DoneinEnglish,French,RussianandSpanish,theEnglishtextbeingtheoriginal  version.] t d