The Committee considers that the State party's reply referring to the lack of obvious traces of violence does not necessarily constitute a response to the complainant's complaint of acts of torture, which under the definition of torture set out in article 1 of the Convention give rise to “severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental” and may leave non-obvious but real traces of violence.
Le Comité considère que les faits à compter de 1987 représentent une violation continue se poursuivant après la ratification par l'Etat partie de la Convention.