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Ðat€the€end€of€each€set€of€concluding€observations,€a€limited€number€of€recommendations€that€are€ofÐ è8  Ða€serious€nature€and€warrant€a€request€for€additional€information€following€the€dialogue€with€theÐ Ô$  ÐState€party€concerning€its€periodic€report.€€The€Committee€identifies€conclusions€andÐ À  Ðrecommendations€regarding€the€reports€of€States€parties€which€are€serious,€can€be€accomplished€inÐ ¬ü  Ða€one„year€period,€and€are€protective.€€The€Committee€has€requested€those€States€parties€reviewedÐ ˜è Ðsince€the€thirtieth€session€of€the€Committee€to€provide€the€information€sought€within€one€year.€€Ð „Ô Ð...Ð pÀ Ð118.€€€The€Rapporteur€has€welcomed€the€follow„up€information€provided€by€six€States€parties€as€ofÐ \¬ Ð20€May€2005,€when€its€thirty„fourth€session€concluded,€indicating€the€commitment€of€the€StatesÐ H˜ Ðparties€to€an€ongoing€process€of€dialogue€and€cooperation€aimed€at€enhancing€compliance€with€theÐ 4„ Ðrequirements€of€the€Convention.€€The€documentation€received€will€be€given€a€document€number€andÐ  p Ðmade€public.€€The€Rapporteur€has€assessed€the€responses€received€particularly€as€to€whether€all€ofÐ  \ Ðthe€items€designated€by€the€Committee€for€follow„up€(normally€between€three€and€five€issues)€haveÐ øH Ðbeen€addressed,€whether€the€information€provided€is€responsive,€and€whether€further€informationÐ ä4 Ðis€required.€Ð Ð  ÐÌ119.€€€With€regard€to€the€States€parties€that€have€not€supplied€the€information€requested,€theÐ ¨ø ÐRapporteur€will€write€to€solicit€the€outstanding€information.€€The€chart€below€details,€as€of€20MayÐ ”ä Ð2005,€the€conclusion€of€the€Committeeððs€thirty„fourth€session,€the€status€of€follow„up€replies€toÐ € Ð Ðconcluding€observations€since€the€practice€was€initiated.€€As€of€that€date,€the€replies€from€sevenÐ l!¼ ÐStates€parties€remained€outstanding.Ð X"¨  ÐÌ120.€€€As€the€Committeeððs€mechanism€for€monitoring€follow„up€to€concluding€observations€wasÐ 0$€" Ðestablished€in€May€2003,€this€chart€describes€the€results€of€this€procedure€from€its€initiation€until€theÐ %l # Ðclose€of€the€thirty„fourth€session€in€May€2005.€Ð &X!$ ÐÌÔ*’ƒ%&°ddd Xdd Xdd X°(#°(#’ÔÔ,žUUÔÔ,'UUÔÔ,½UUÔÔ,A UUÔÔ+  ÔÐ 1'à'0#&à'0# €€‚‚ƒÈƒ„„1ÐòòState€partyóóÐ  à'0#' „„ÐòòDate€dueóóÐ  à'0#( „„ÐòòDate€replyÐ à'0#) ÐreceivedóóÐ 'Ì($*" „„'ÐòòFurther€actionÐ à'0#+ Ѐtaken/requiredóóÐ 6,Ì($," È  €€‚‚ƒÈƒ6Ð...Ð  €*Ð%- „„ÐÐ '€*Ð%. „„'ÐÐ €*Ð%/ ÐÐ 6,€*Ð%0 È  €€‚‚ƒÈƒ„„6ÐCambodiaÐ  4,„'1 „„ÐÐ '4,„'2 „„'Ð31€August€2003Ð '4,„'3 „„'ÐÐ$4,„'4 È   $Ð...Ð  è-8)4 ÐÔ_ÔÔUSCE.,ÔÌò òCAT,€CAT/C/SR.749€(2006)ó óÐ œì ÐÌCOMMITTEE€AGAINST€TORTUREÐ tÄ ÐThirty€seventh€sessionÐ `° ÐSUMMARY€RECORD€OF€THE€FIRST€PART€(PUBLIC)*€OF€THE€749th€MEETINGÐ L œ ÐHeld€at€the€Palais€Wilson,€Geneva,Ð 8 ˆ Ðon€Wednesday,€22€November€2006,€at€3€p.m.Ð $ t ÐÌORGANIZATIONAL€AND€OTHER€MATTERS€(continued)Ð ü L  Ð...Ð è 8  Ð11.à  àòòMs.€GAERóó,€Rapporteur€on€follow€up€to€conclusions€and€recommendations,€recalled€that,€inÐ Ô$  Ð2003,€the€Committee€had€begun€a€process€of€identifying€conclusions€and€recommendations€thatÐ À  Ðrelated€to€serious€matters€raised€by€State€party€reports€and€required€follow€up€within€one€year.€€TheÐ ¬ü  Ðintention€was€to€strengthen€the€purposes€of€the€Convention€set€forth€in€the€preamble€by€assistingÐ ˜è  ÐStates€parties€to€bring€their€legislation€and€practice€more€fully€into€line€with€it.€€Since€the€process€hadÐ „Ô  Ðbegun,€the€Committee€had€requested€25€States€parties€to€provide€follow€up€information,€and€thus€farÐ pÀ Ð17€of€them€had€acceded€to€that€request.€€She€examined€the€information€submitted€to€assess€whetherÐ \¬ Ðall€the€issues€raised€(usually€between€three€and€five)€had€been€addressed,€and€whether€furtherÐ H˜ Ðclarifications€were€required.€€The€information€submitted€was€collated€and€issued€as€a€publicÐ 4„ Ðdocument.€€States€parties€that€failed€to€reply€were€sent€reminders.€€At€the€beginning€of€the€currentÐ  p Ðsession€replies€from€eight€States€parties€had€been€due;€a€further€seven€would€be€due€by€the€end€ofÐ  \ Ðthe€session.Ð øH Ð...Ð ä4 Ð13.à  àTo€date€no€information€had€been€received€from€Cambodia.€€She€recalled€that,€in€2003,€theÐ Ð  ÐCommittee€had€considered€Cambodia's€initial€report€in€the€absence€of€the€delegation.€€The€State€partyÐ ¼  Ðhad€therefore€been€requested€to€provide€written€responses€to€the€Committee's€questions€andÐ ¨ø Ðcomments€about€the€report.€€Since€there€had€been€no€reply€to€the€reminders€sent,€she€intended€toÐ ”ä Ðmake€approaches€to€the€Cambodian€Mission.Ð €Ð ÐÔCE.,US.,¡Ô...Ð  l¼ ÐÌÔUSCE.,Ôò òCAT,€A/61/44€(2006)ó óÐ œì ÐÌ...Ð tÄ ÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔCHAPTER€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔIV.€€FOLLOW-UP€ON€CONCLUSIONS€AND€RECOMMENDATIONS€ON€STATESÐ `° ÐPARTIES€REPORTSÐ L œ ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô38.€€In€Chapter€IV€of€its€annual€report€for€2004-2005€(A/60/44),€the€Committee€described€theÐ $ t Ðframework€that€it€had€developed€to€provide€for€follow-up€subsequent€to€the€adoption€of€theÐ  ` Ðconcluding€observations€on€States€parties€reports€submitted€under€article€19€of€the€Convention.€€ItÐ ü L  Ðalso€presented€information€on€the€Committeeððs€experience€in€receiving€information€from€StatesÐ è 8  Ðparties€from€the€initiation€of€the€procedure€in€May€2003€through€May€2005.€€This€chapter€updatesÐ Ô$  Ðthe€Committeeððs€experience€to€19€May€2006,€the€end€of€its€thirty-sixth€session.Ð À  ÐÌ39.€€In€accordance€with€rule€68,€paragraph€2,€of€the€rules€of€procedure,€the€Committee€establishedÐ ˜è  Ðthe€post€of€Rapporteur€for€follow-up€to€concluding€observations€under€article€19€of€the€ConventionÐ „Ô  Ðand€appointed€Ms.€Felice€Gaer€to€that€position.€€As€in€the€past,€Ms.€Gaer€presented€a€progress€reportÐ pÀ Ðto€the€Committee€in€May€2006€on€the€results€of€the€procedure.Ð \¬ ÐÌ40.€€The€Rapporteur€has€emphasized€that€the€follow-up€procedure€aims€ð ðto€make€more€effective€theÐ 4„ Ðstruggle€against€torture€and€other€cruel,€inhuman€and€degrading€treatment€or€punishment,ðð€asÐ  p Ðarticulated€in€the€preamble€to€the€Convention.€€At€the€conclusion€of€the€Committeeððs€review€of€eachÐ  \ ÐState€party€report,€the€Committee€identifies€concerns€and€recommends€specific€actions€designed€toÐ øH Ðenhance€each€State€partyððs€ability€to€implement€the€measures€necessary€and€appropriate€to€preventÐ ä4 Ðacts€of€torture€and€cruel€treatment,€and€thereby€assists€States€parties€in€bringing€their€law€and€practiceÐ Ð  Ðinto€full€compliance€with€the€obligations€set€forth€in€the€Convention.Ð ¼  ÐÌ41.€€Since€its€thirtieth€session€in€May€2003,€the€Committee€began€the€practice€of€identifying€a€limitedÐ ”ä Ðnumber€of€these€recommendations€that€warrant€a€request€for€additional€information€following€theÐ €Ð Ðreview€and€discussion€with€the€State€party€concerning€its€periodic€report.€€Such€ð ðfollow-upððÐ l¼ Ðrecommendations€are€identified€because€they€are€serious,€protective,€and€are€considered€able€to€beÐ X ¨ Ðaccomplished€within€one€year.€€The€States€parties€are€asked€to€provide€within€one€year€informationÐ D!” Ðon€the€measures€taken€to€give€effect€to€its€ð ðfollow-up€recommendationsðð€which€are€specifically€notedÐ 0"€  Ðin€a€paragraph€near€the€end€of€the€conclusions€and€recommendations€on€the€review€of€the€StatesÐ #l! Ðpartiesðð€report€under€article€19.Ð $X" ÐÌ42.€€Since€the€procedure€was€established€at€the€thirtieth€session€in€May€2003€through€the€end€of€theÐ à%0!$ Ðthirty-sixth€session€in€May€2006,€the€Committee€has€reviewed€39€States€for€which€it€has€identifiedÐ Ì&"% Ðfollow-up€recommendations.€€Of€the€19€States€parties€that€were€due€to€have€submitted€theirÐ ¸'#& Ðfollow-up€reports€to€the€Committee€by€1€May€2006,€12€had€completed€this€requirement€(Argentina,Ð ¤(ô#' ÐAzerbaijan,€Czech€Republic,€Colombia,€Germany,€Greece,€Latvia,€Lithuania,€Morocco,€NewÐ )à$( ÐZealand,€United€Kingdom,€and€Yemen).€€As€of€May,€seven€States€had€failed€to€supply€follow-upÐ |*Ì%) Ðinformation€that€had€fallen€due€(Bulgaria,€Cambodia,€Cameroon,€Chile,€Croatia,€Moldova,€Monaco),Ð h+¸&* Ðand€each€was€sent€a€reminder€of€the€items€still€outstanding€and€requesting€them€to€submitÐ T,¤'+ Ðinformation€to€the€Committee.€Ð @-(, Ї43.€€With€this€procedure,€the€Committee€seeks€to€advance€the€Conventionððs€requirement€that€ð ðeachÐ ° ÐState€party€shall€take€effective€legislative,€administrative,€judicial€or€other€measures€to€prevent€actsÐ œì Ðof€torture€ð8ððð€(art.€2,€para.€1)€and€the€undertaking€ð ðto€prevent€ð8ð€other€acts€of€cruel,€inhuman€andÐ ˆØ Ðdegrading€treatment€or€punishment€ð8ððð€(art.€16).Ð tÄ ÐÌ44.€€The€Rapporteur€has€expressed€appreciation€for€the€information€provided€by€States€partiesÐ L œ Ðregarding€those€measures€taken€to€implement€their€obligations€under€the€Convention.€€In€addition,Ð 8 ˆ Ðshe€has€assessed€the€responses€received€as€to€whether€all€of€the€items€designated€by€the€CommitteeÐ $ t Ðfor€follow-up€(normally€between€three€to€six€recommendations)€have€been€addressed,€whether€theÐ  ` Ðinformation€provided€responds€to€the€Committeeððs€concern,€and€whether€further€information€isÐ ü L  Ðrequired.€€Where€further€information€is€needed,€she€writes€to€the€State€party€concerned€with€specificÐ è 8  Ðrequests€for€further€clarification.€€With€regard€to€States€that€have€not€supplied€the€follow-upÐ Ô$  Ðinformation€at€all,€she€writes€to€solicit€the€outstanding€information.€Ð À  ÐÌ45.€€Each€letter€responds€specifically€and€in€detail€to€the€information€presented€by€the€State€party,Ð ˜è  Ðwhich€is€given€a€formal€United€Nations€document€symbol€number.Ð „Ô  ÐÌ46.€€Since€the€recommendations€to€each€State€party€are€crafted€to€reflect€the€specific€situation€in€thatÐ \¬ Ðcountry,€the€follow-up€responses€from€the€States€parties€and€letters€from€the€Rapporteur€requestingÐ H˜ Ðfurther€clarification€address€a€wide€array€of€topics.€€Among€those€addressed€in€the€letters€sent€toÐ 4„ ÐStates€parties€requesting€further€information€have€been€a€number€of€precise€matters€seen€as€essentialÐ  p Ðto€the€implementation€of€the€recommendation€in€question.€€A€number€of€issues€have€been€highlightedÐ  \ Ðto€reflect€not€only€the€information€provided,€but€also€the€issues€not€addressed€but€which€are€deemedÐ øH Ðessential€in€the€Committeeððs€ongoing€work€in€order€to€be€effective€in€taking€preventive€andÐ ä4 Ðprotective€measures€to€eliminate€torture€and€ill-treatment.Ð Ð  Ð...Ð ¼  ÐÔL  ÔÔM  Ô48.€€The€chart€below€details,€as€of€19€May€2006,€the€end€of€the€Committeeððs€thirty-sixth€session,€theÐ ¨ø Ðstate€of€the€replies€with€respect€to€follow-up.Ð ”ä ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÓ  Óò òA.€€Follow-up€reply€due€before€1€May€2006ó óÐ l¼ ÐÓã3ÓÌÔ*¥ƒ12Ïd°džUUž'UU'½UU½A UUA %&°(#°(#¥ÔÔ,°dd ÔÔ,'dd ÔÔ,'dd ÔÔ,4dd ÔÔ,ždd ÔÔ+  ÔÐ D!”D!” ÐState€partyÐ  ¨!ø  ÐDate€dueÐ  ¨!ø! ÐDate€replyÐ ¨!ø" ÐreceivedÐ  ”"ä# ÐDocument€symbolÐ ¨!ø$ ÐnumberÐ  ”"ä% ÐFurther€actionÐ ¨!ø& Ðtaken/requiredÐ  ”"ä' Ð...Ð  $d( ÐÐ  $d) ÐÐ  $d* ÐÐ  $d+ ÐÐ  $d, ÐCambodiaÐ  ”%ä - ÐAugust€2003Ð  ”%ä . „„ЄР”%ä /" ÐÐ  ”%ä 0 ÐReminder€to€StateÐ ”%ä 1 ÐpartyÐ  €&Ð!2 Ð...Ð  (P#3 ÐÐ  (P#4 „„ÐÐ (P#5" ÐÐ  (P#6 ÐÐ (P#7  ÐÔCE.,US., ÔÐ  )l$7 ÐÔUSCE.,Ôò òCAT,€A/62/44€(2007)ó óÐ ° ÐÌ...Ð ˆØ ÐIV.à  àFOLLOW€UP€ON€CONCLUSIONS€AND€RECOMMENDATIONS€ON€STATES€PARTIESÐ tÄ ÐREPORTSÐ `° ÐÌ46.à  àIn€Chapter€IV€of€its€annual€report€for€2005€2006€(A/61/44),€the€Committee€described€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðframework€that€it€had€developed€to€provide€for€follow€up€subsequent€to€the€adoption€of€theÐ $ t Ðconclusions€and€recommendations€on€States€parties€reports€submitted€under€article€19€of€theÐ  ` ÐConvention.€It€also€presented€information€on€the€Committeeððs€experience€in€receiving€informationÐ ü L  Ðfrom€States€parties€from€the€initiation€of€the€procedure€in€May€2003€through€May€2006.€This€chapterÐ è 8  Ðupdates€the€Committeeððs€experience€to€18€May€2007,€the€end€of€its€thirty€eighth€session.Ð Ô$  ÐÌ47.à  àIn€accordance€with€rule€68,€paragraph€2,€of€the€rules€of€procedure,€the€Committee€establishedÐ ¬ü  Ðthe€post€of€Rapporteur€for€follow€up€to€conclusions€and€recommendations€under€article€19€of€theÐ ˜è  ÐConvention€and€appointed€Ms.€Felice€Gaer€to€that€position.€As€in€the€past,€Ms.€Gaer€presented€aÐ „Ô  Ðprogress€report€to€the€Committee€in€May€2007€on€the€results€of€the€procedure.Ð pÀ ÐÌ48.à  àThe€Rapporteur€has€emphasized€that€the€follow€up€procedure€aims€ð ðto€make€more€effectiveÐ H˜ Ðthe€struggle€against€torture€and€other€cruel,€inhuman€and€degrading€treatment€or€punishmentðð,€asÐ 4„ Ðarticulated€in€the€preamble€to€the€Convention.€At€the€conclusion€of€the€Committeeððs€review€of€eachÐ  p ÐState€party€report,€the€Committee€identifies€concerns€and€recommends€specific€actions€designed€toÐ  \ Ðenhance€each€State€partyððs€ability€to€implement€the€measures€necessary€and€appropriate€to€preventÐ øH Ðacts€of€torture€and€cruel€treatment,€and€thereby€assists€States€parties€in€bringing€their€law€and€practiceÐ ä4 Ðinto€full€compliance€with€the€obligations€set€forth€in€the€Convention.Ð Ð  ÐÌ49.à  àSince€its€thirtieth€session€in€May€2003,€the€Committee€began€the€practice€of€identifying€aÐ ¨ø Ðlimited€number€of€these€recommendations€that€warrant€a€request€for€additional€information€followingÐ ”ä Ðthe€review€and€discussion€with€the€State€party€concerning€its€periodic€report.€Such€ð ðfollow€upððÐ €Ð Ðrecommendations€are€identified€because€they€are€serious,€protective,€and€are€considered€able€to€beÐ l¼ Ðaccomplished€within€one€year.€The€States€parties€are€asked€to€provide€within€one€year€informationÐ X ¨ Ðon€the€measures€taken€to€give€effect€to€its€ð ðfollow€up€recommendationsðð€which€are€specifically€notedÐ D!” Ðin€a€paragraph€near€the€end€of€the€conclusions€and€recommendations€on€the€review€of€the€StatesÐ 0"€  Ðpartiesðð€reports€under€article€19.Ð #l! ÐÌ50.à  àSince€the€procedure€was€established€at€the€thirtieth€session€in€May€2003,€through€the€end€ofÐ ô$D # Ðthe€thirty€eighth€session€in€May€2007€the€Committee€has€reviewed€53€States€for€which€it€hasÐ à%0!$ Ðidentified€follow€up€recommendations.€Of€the€39€States€parties€that€were€due€to€have€submitted€theirÐ Ì&"% Ðfollow€up€reports€to€the€Committee€by€18€May€2007,€25€had€completed€this€requirement€(Albania,Ð ¸'#& ÐArgentina,€Austria,€Azerbaijan,€Bahrain,€Canada,€Chile,€Czech€Republic,€Colombia,€Croatia,Ð ¤(ô#' ÐEcuador,€Finland,€France,€Germany,€Greece,€Latvia,€Lithuania,€Monaco,€Morocco,€New€Zealand,Ð )à$( ÐQatar,€Sri€Lanka,€Switzerland,€United€Kingdom€and€Yemen).€As€of€18€May,€14€States€had€not€yetÐ |*Ì%) Ðsupplied€follow€up€information€that€had€fallen€due€(Bulgaria,€Bosnia€and€Herzegovina,€Cambodia,Ð h+¸&* ÐCameroon,€Democratic€Republic€of€the€Congo,€Georgia,€Guatemala,€Republic€of€Korea,€Moldova,Ð T,¤'+ ÐNepal,€Peru,€Togo,€Uganda€and€United€States€of€America).€In€March€2007,€the€Rapporteur€sent€aÐ @-(, Ðreminder€requesting€the€outstanding€information€to€each€of€the€States€whose€follow€up€informationÐ ° Ðwas€due€in€November€2006,€but€had€not€yet€been€submitted,€and€who€had€not€previously€been€sentÐ œì Ða€reminder.Ð ˆØ ÐÌ51.à  àThe€Rapporteur€noted€that€14€follow€up€reports€had€fallen€due€since€the€previous€annualÐ `° Ðreport€(A/61/44).€However,€only€4€(Austria,€Ecuador,€Qatar€and€Sri€Lanka)€of€these€14€States€hadÐ L œ Ðsubmitted€the€follow€up€information€in€a€timely€manner.€Despite€this,€she€expressed€the€view€thatÐ 8 ˆ Ðthe€follow€up€procedure€had€been€remarkably€successful€in€eliciting€valuable€additional€informationÐ $ t Ðfrom€States€on€protective€measures€taken€during€the€immediate€follow€up€to€the€review€of€theÐ  ` Ðperiodic€reports.€While€comparatively€few€States€had€replied€precisely€on€time,€19€of€the€25Ð ü L  Ðrespondents€had€submitted€the€information€on€time€or€within€a€matter€of€one€to€four€monthsÐ è 8  Ðfollowing€the€due€date.€Reminders€seemed€to€help€elicit€many€of€these€responses.€The€RapporteurÐ Ô$  Ðalso€expressed€appreciation€to€non€governmental€organizations,€many€of€whom€had€also€encouragedÐ À  ÐStates€parties€to€submit€follow€up€information€in€a€timely€way.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌ52.à  àThrough€this€procedure,€the€Committee€seeks€to€advance€the€Conventionððs€requirement€thatÐ „Ô  Ðð ðeach€State€party€shall€take€effective€legislative,€administrative,€judicial€or€other€measures€to€preventÐ pÀ Ðacts€of€torture€ð8ððð€(art.€2,€para.€1)€and€the€undertaking€ð ðto€prevent€ð8ð€other€acts€of€cruel,€inhumanÐ \¬ Ðand€degrading€treatment€or€punishment€ð8ððð€(art.€16).Ð H˜ ÐÌ53.à  àThe€Rapporteur€has€expressed€appreciation€for€the€information€provided€by€States€partiesÐ  p Ðregarding€those€measures€taken€to€implement€their€obligations€under€the€Convention.€In€addition,Ð  \ Ðshe€has€assessed€the€responses€received€as€to€whether€all€the€items€designated€by€the€Committee€forÐ øH Ðfollow€up€(normally€between€three€and€six€recommendations)€have€been€addressed,€whether€theÐ ä4 Ðinformation€provided€responds€to€the€Committeeððs€concern,€and€whether€further€information€isÐ Ð  Ðrequired.€Each€letter€responds€specifically€and€in€detail€to€the€information€presented€by€the€StateÐ ¼  Ðparty.€Where€further€information€is€needed,€she€writes€to€the€State€party€concerned€with€specificÐ ¨ø Ðrequests€for€further€clarification.€With€regard€to€States€that€have€not€supplied€the€follow€upÐ ”ä Ðinformation€at€all,€she€writes€to€solicit€the€outstanding€information.Ð €Ð ÐÌ54.à  àAt€its€thirty€eighth€session€in€May,€the€Committee€decided€to€make€public€the€RapporteurððsÐ X ¨ Ðletters€to€the€States€parties.€These€would€be€assigned€a€United€Nations€document€symbol€number€andÐ D!” Ðplaced€on€the€web€page€of€the€Committee.€The€Committee€further€decided€to€assign€a€United€NationsÐ 0"€  Ðdocument€symbol€number€to€all€States€partiesðð€replies€(these€symbol€numbers€are€underÐ #l! Ðconsideration)€to€the€follow€up€and€also€place€them€on€its€website.Ð $X" ÐÌ55.à  àSince€the€recommendations€to€each€State€party€are€crafted€to€reflect€the€specific€situation€inÐ à%0!$ Ðthat€country,€the€follow€up€responses€from€the€States€parties€and€letters€from€the€RapporteurÐ Ì&"% Ðrequesting€further€clarification€address€a€wide€array€of€topics.€Among€those€addressed€in€the€lettersÐ ¸'#& Ðsent€to€States€parties€requesting€further€information€have€been€a€number€of€precise€matters€seen€asÐ ¤(ô#' Ðessential€to€the€implementation€of€the€recommendation€in€question.€A€number€of€issues€have€beenÐ )à$( Ðhighlighted€to€reflect€not€only€the€information€provided,€but€also€the€issues€that€have€not€beenÐ |*Ì%) Ðaddressed€but€which€are€deemed€essential€to€the€Committeeððs€ongoing€work,€in€order€to€be€effectiveÐ h+¸&* Ðin€taking€preventive€and€protective€measures€to€eliminate€torture€and€ill€treatment.Ð T,¤'+ Ð...Ð @-(, Ð57.à  àThe€chart€below€details,€as€of€18€May€2007,€the€end€of€the€Committeeððs€thirty€eighth€session,Ð ° Ðthe€state€of€the€replies€with€respect€to€follow€up.Ð œì ЀÌò òFollow€up€procedure€to€conclusions€and€recommendations€from€May€2003€to€May€2007Ð tÄ ÐÌThirtieth€session€(May€2003)ó óÐ L œ ÐÌÔ*¸ƒ-.ûdÏd°dd °'dd ''dd '4dd 4ždd ž12°(#°(#¸ÔÔ,Ü\RÔÔ,\RÔÔ,: \RÔÔ,' \\ÔÔ+  ÔÐ 4*$ t$ t €€‚ ‚ƒ ƒ„„‹‹4Ðò òState€partyó óÐ 9/!. ~" „„‹‹9Ðò òInformation€Ð . ~  Ðdue€inÐ 9/! j " „„‹‹9ÐInformation€receivedÐ 9/!. ~ " „„‹‹9ÐAction€takenó óÐ H>,. ~ "   €€‚‚ƒƒ‹‹HÐ...Ð ' `  ‹‹'ÐÐ ' ` ‹‹'ÐÐ ' ` ‹‹'ÐÐ ?5# `   €€‚‚ƒƒ‹‹?ÐCambodiaÐ 'ü L  ‹‹'ÐAugust€2003Ð 'ü L  ‹‹'ÐNot€receivedÐ 'ü L  ‹‹'ÐReminderÐ ?5#ü L    €€‚‚ƒ ƒ‹ ‹?Ð...Ð 'è8   ‹ ‹'ÐÐ 'è8   ‹ ‹'ÐÐ 'è8   ‹‹'ÐÐ3)'è8     3ÐÌÔCE.,US.,j8ÔÐ  Ê  ÐÔUSCE.,ÔÌò òCAT,€CAT/C/SR.776€(2007)ó óÐ œì ÐÌCOMMITTEE€AGAINST€TORTUREÐ tÄ ÐThirty-eighth€sessionÐ `° ÐÌSUMMARY€RECORD€OF€THE€FIRST€PART€(PUBLIC)€OF€THE€776th€MEETINGÐ 8 ˆ ÐHeld€at€the€Palais€Wilson,€Geneva,Ð $ t Ðon€Tuesday,€15€May€2007,€at€3€p.m.Ð  ` ÐÌ...Ð è 8  ÐORGANIZATIONAL€AND€OTHER€MATTERS€(agenda€item€3)Ð Ô$  Ð...Ð À  ÐòòÓ  ÓÓ  ÓFollow„up€to€the€Committeeððs€conclusions€and€recommendations€on€country€reportsóó€(documentÐ ¬ü  Ðwithout€a€symbol,€distributed€in€English€only)Ð ˜è  ÐÌ16.€€€€€òòMs.€GAERóó,€Rapporteur€on€follow„up€to€conclusions€and€recommendations,€said€that€since€theÐ pÀ Ðestablishment€of€the€follow„up€procedure,€43€States€parties€had€been€reviewed,€of€which€37€had€beenÐ \¬ Ðasked€for€additional€information€and€22€had€replied,€which€was€a€significant€proportion.€ThoseÐ H˜ Ðwhich€had€not€replied€had€received€a€reminder,€and€three€examples€of€reminder€letters€wereÐ 4„ Ðpresented€in€the€document€distributed€to€the€Committee...€The€second€letter,€addressed€to€Cambodia,Ð  p Ðpertained€to€an€unusual€situation,€since€the€State€party€had€not€been€present€during€the€considerationÐ  \ Ðof€its€report.€However,€the€Committee€had€adopted€conclusions€and€recommendations€and€had€askedÐ øH Ðfor€a€written€reply€from€the€State€party,€which€had€not€responded...Ð ä4 Ð...Ð Ð  Ð21.€€€€€òòThe€CHAIRPERSONóó€stressed€that€follow„up€activities,€both€to€communications€and€toÐ ¼  Ðconclusions€and€recommendations,€had€already€begun€to€bear€fruit,€since,€thanks€to€contacts€withÐ ¨ø ÐStates€parties,€measures€for€the€protection€of€human€rights€had€been€taken€or€more€vigorouslyÐ ”ä Ðimplemented.€Before€the€next€session,€the€two€rapporteurs€should€consider€ways€of€involvingÐ €Ð Ðnational€human€rights€institutions,€or€indeed€non„governmental€organizations,€in€their€efforts.Ð l¼ ÐCambodia€did€not€seem€to€have€a€representative€in€Geneva;€the€Rapporteur€should€write€to€theÐ X ¨ ÐPermanent€Mission€of€that€country€in€Paris€to€urgently€request€a€meeting€with€one€of€itsÐ D!” Ðrepresentatives€before€the€thirty„ninth€session.€Ð 0"€  Ð...Ð #l! ÐòòÌóóÓÓbÓÓ  ÓÔCE.,US.,í`ÔÐ  ô$D # Ðò òCAT,€A/63/44€(2008)ó óÐ ° ÐÌ...Ð ˆØ ÐÓ  ÓÌò òCHAPTER€IV.€€€FOLLOW-UP€ON€CONCLUSIONS€AND€RECOMMENDATIONS€Ð `° ÐON€STATES€PARTIES€REPORTSó óÐ L œ ÐÌ46.à  àIn€this€chapter,€the€Committee€updates€its€findings€and€activities€that€follow-up€on€theÐ $ t Ðconclusions€and€recommendations€adopted€under€article€19€of€the€Convention,€in€accordance€withÐ  ` Ðthe€recommendations€of€its€Rapporteur€on€Follow-Up€to€Country€conclusions.€The€RapporteurððsÐ ü L  Ðactivities,€responses€by€States€parties,€and€the€Rapporteurððs€views€on€recurring€concerns€encounteredÐ è 8  Ðthrough€this€procedure€are€presented€below,€and€updated€to€through€May€2008,€following€theÐ Ô$  ÐCommitteeððs€fortieth€session.€Ð À  ÐÌ47.à  àIn€chapter€IV€of€its€annual€report€for€2005-2006€(A/61/44),€the€Committee€described€theÐ ˜è  Ðframework€that€it€had€developed€to€provide€for€follow-up€subsequent€to€the€adoption€of€theÐ „Ô  Ðconclusions€and€recommendations€on€States€parties€reports€submitted€under€article€19€of€theÐ pÀ ÐConvention.€It€also€presented€information€on€the€Committeeððs€experience€in€receiving€informationÐ \¬ Ðfrom€States€parties€from€the€initiation€of€the€procedure€in€May€2003€through€May€2008.Ð H˜ ÐÌ48.à  àIn€accordance€with€rule€68,€paragraph€2,€of€the€rules€of€procedure,€the€Committee€establishedÐ  p Ðthe€post€of€Rapporteur€for€follow-up€to€conclusions€and€recommendations€under€article€19€of€theÐ  \ ÐConvention€and€appointed€Ms.€Felice€Gaer€to€that€position.€As€in€the€past,€Ms.€Gaer€presented€aÐ øH Ðprogress€report€to€the€Committee€in€May€2008€on€the€results€of€the€procedure.Ð ä4 ÐÌ49.à  àThe€Rapporteur€has€emphasized€that€the€follow-up€procedure€aims€ð ðto€make€more€effectiveÐ ¼  Ðthe€struggle€against€torture€and€other€cruel,€inhuman€and€degrading€treatment€or€punishmentðð,€asÐ ¨ø Ðarticulated€in€the€preamble€to€the€Convention.€At€the€conclusion€of€the€Committeeððs€review€of€eachÐ ”ä ÐState€party€report,€the€Committee€identifies€concerns€and€recommends€specific€actions€designed€toÐ €Ð Ðenhance€each€State€partyððs€ability€to€implement€the€measures€necessary€and€appropriate€to€preventÐ l¼ Ðacts€of€torture€and€cruel€treatment,€and€thereby€assists€States€parties€in€bringing€their€law€and€practiceÐ X ¨ Ðinto€full€compliance€with€the€obligations€set€forth€in€the€Convention.Ð D!” ÐÌ50.à  àIn€its€follow-up€procedure,€the€Committee€has€identified€a€number€of€these€recommendationsÐ #l! Ðas€requiring€additional€information€specifically€for€this€procedure.€Such€follow-up€recommendationsÐ $X" Ðare€identified€because€they€are€serious,€protective,€and€are€considered€able€to€be€accomplished€withinÐ ô$D # Ðone€year.€The€States€parties€are€asked€to€provide€within€one€year€information€on€the€measures€takenÐ à%0!$ Ðto€give€effect€to€its€follow-up€recommendations€which€are€specifically€noted€in€a€paragraph€near€theÐ Ì&"% Ðend€of€the€conclusions€and€recommendations€on€the€review€of€the€States€partiesðð€reports€under€articleÐ ¸'#& Ð19.Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌ51.à  àSince€the€procedure€was€established€at€the€thirtieth€session€in€May€2003,€through€the€end€ofÐ |*Ì%) Ðthe€fortieth€session€in€May€2008,€the€Committee€has€reviewed€67€States€for€which€it€has€identifiedÐ h+¸&* Ðfollow-up€recommendations.€Of€the€53€States€parties€that€were€due€to€have€submitted€their€follow-upÐ T,¤'+ Ðreports€to€the€Committee€by€16€May€2008,€33€had€completed€this€requirement€(Albania,€Argentina,Ð @-(, ÐAustria,€Azerbaijan,€Bahrain,€Bosnia€and€Herzegovina,€Canada,€Chile,€Czech€Republic,€Colombia,Ð ° ÐCroatia,€Ecuador,€Finland,€France,€Georgia,€Germany,€Greece,€Guatemala,€Hungary,€Republic€ofÐ œì ÐKorea,€Latvia,€Lithuania,€Monaco,€Morocco,€Nepal,€New€Zealand,€Qatar,€Russian€Federation,€SriÐ ˆØ ÐLanka,€Switzerland,€United€Kingdom€of€Great€Britain€and€Northern€Ireland,€United€States€ofÐ tÄ ÐAmerica€and€Yemen).€As€of€16€May,€20€States€had€not€yet€supplied€follow-up€information€that€hadÐ `° Ðfallen€due€(Bulgaria,€Burundi,€Cambodia,€Cameroon,€Democratic€Republic€of€the€Congo,€Denmark,Ð L œ ÐGuyana,€Italy,€Japan,€Luxembourg,€Mexico,€Moldova,€the€Netherlands,€Peru,€Poland,€South€Africa,Ð 8 ˆ ÐTajikistan,€Togo,€Uganda€and€Ukraine).€In€March€2008,€the€Rapporteur€sent€a€reminder€requestingÐ $ t Ðthe€outstanding€information€to€each€of€the€States€whose€follow-up€information€was€due€in€NovemberÐ  ` Ð2007,€but€had€not€yet€been€submitted,€and€who€had€not€previously€been€sent€a€reminder.Ð ü L  ÐÌ52.à  àThe€Rapporteur€noted€that€14€follow-up€reports€had€fallen€due€since€the€previous€annualÐ Ô$  Ðreport.ò òòò3óóó ó€€However,€only€2€(Hungary€and€the€Russian€Federation)€of€these€14€States€had€submitted€theÐ À  Ðfollow-up€information€in€a€timely€manner.€Despite€this,€she€expressed€the€view€that€the€follow-upÐ ¬ü  Ðprocedure€had€been€remarkably€successful€in€eliciting€valuable€additional€information€from€StatesÐ ˜è  Ðon€protective€measures€taken€during€the€immediate€follow-up€to€the€review€of€the€periodic€reports.Ð „Ô  ÐWhile€comparatively€few€States€had€replied€precisely€on€time,€25€of€the€33€respondents€hadÐ pÀ Ðsubmitted€the€information€on€time€or€within€a€matter€of€one€to€four€months€following€the€due€date.Ð \¬ ÐReminders€seemed€to€help€elicit€many€of€these€responses.€The€Rapporteur€also€expressedÐ H˜ Ðappreciation€to€non-governmental€organizations,€many€of€whom€had€also€encouraged€States€partiesÐ 4„ Ðto€submit€follow-up€information€in€a€timely€way.Ð  p ÐÌ53.à  àThrough€this€procedure,€the€Committee€seeks€to€advance€the€Conventionððs€requirement€thatÐ øH Ðð ðeach€State€party€shall€take€effective€legislative,€administrative,€judicial€or€other€measures€to€preventÐ ä4 Ðacts€of€torture€ð8ððð€(art.€2,€para.€1)€and€the€undertaking€ð ðto€prevent€ð8ð€other€acts€of€cruel,€inhumanÐ Ð  Ðand€degrading€treatment€or€punishment€ð8ððð€(art.€16).Ð ¼  ÐÌ54.à  àThe€Rapporteur€expressed€appreciation€for€the€information€provided€by€States€partiesÐ ”ä Ðregarding€those€measures€taken€to€implement€their€obligations€under€the€Convention.€In€addition,Ð €Ð Ðshe€has€assessed€the€responses€received€as€to€whether€all€the€items€designated€by€the€Committee€forÐ l¼ Ðfollow-up€(normally€between€three€and€six€recommendations)€have€been€addressed,€whether€theÐ X ¨ Ðinformation€provided€responds€to€the€Committeeððs€concern,€and€whether€further€information€isÐ D!” Ðrequired.€Each€letter€responds€specifically€and€in€detail€to€the€information€presented€by€the€StateÐ 0"€  Ðparty.€Where€further€information€has€been€needed,€she€has€written€to€the€concerned€State€party€withÐ #l! Ðspecific€requests€for€further€clarification.€With€regard€to€States€that€have€not€supplied€the€follow-upÐ $X" Ðinformation€at€all,€she€requests€the€outstanding€information.Ð ô$D # ÐÌ55.à  àAt€its€thirty-eighth€session€in€May€2007,€the€Committee€decided€to€make€public€theÐ Ì&"% ÐRapporteurððs€letters€to€the€States€parties.€These€would€be€placed€on€the€web€page€of€the€Committee.Ð ¸'#& ÐThe€Committee€further€decided€to€assign€a€United€Nations€document€symbol€number€to€all€StatesÐ ¤(ô#' Ðpartiesðð€replies€to€the€follow-up€and€also€place€them€on€its€websiteÐ )à$( Ð(http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cat/sessions.htm).Ð |*Ì%) ÐÌ56.à  àSince€the€recommendations€to€each€State€party€are€crafted€to€reflect€the€specific€situation€inÐ T,¤'+ Ðthat€country,€the€follow-up€responses€from€the€States€parties€and€letters€from€the€RapporteurÐ @-(, Ðrequesting€further€clarification€address€a€wide€array€of€topics.€Among€those€addressed€in€the€lettersÐ ° Ðsent€to€States€parties€requesting€further€information€have€been€a€number€of€precise€matters€seen€asÐ œì Ðessential€to€the€implementation€of€the€recommendation€in€question.€A€number€of€issues€have€beenÐ ˆØ Ðhighlighted€to€reflect€not€only€the€information€provided,€but€also€the€issues€that€have€not€beenÐ tÄ Ðaddressed€but€which€are€deemed€essential€to€the€Committeeððs€ongoing€work,€in€order€to€be€effectiveÐ `° Ðin€taking€preventive€and€protective€measures€to€eliminate€torture€and€ill-treatment.Ð L œ Ð...Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌ58.à  àThe€chart€below€details,€as€of€16€May€2008,€the€end€of€the€Committeeððs€fortieth€session,€theÐ  ` Ðstate€of€the€replies€with€respect€to€follow-up.Ð ü L  ÐÌ_______________________Ð Ô$  ÐÌ3/€€€òòOfficial€Records€of€the€General€Assembly,€Sixty-second€Session,€Supplement€No.€44óó€(A/62/44).Ð ¬ü  ÐÓYkÓÌÌÓ  Óò òFollow-up€procedure€to€conclusions€and€recommendations€Ð pÀ Ðfrom€May€2003€to€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔMayÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€2008Ð \¬ ÐÌÌThirtieth€session€(May€2003)ó óÐ  p ÐÓ§ÓÌÔ*¥ƒ0/dûdÜ\RÜ\R: \R: ' \\' -.°(#°(#¥ÔÔ,ø\RÔÔ,‰\RÔÔ,x\RÔÔ,ö \\ÔÔ+  ÔÐ H€fff7øHøH €>€‚v‚ƒvƒ„„Ž/ŽHÐÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òState€partyÐ ]€fffL1n¾"fff#/#$$ „„Ž/Ž]ÐInformation€Ð n¾ Ðdue€inÐ ]€fffL1Zª"fff#/#$$ „„Ž/Ž]ÐInformation€receivedÐ _€ffffL1n¾"fff#/#$$ „„Ž/Ž_ÐAction€takenó óÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ j€f[<n¾" vv > ffff#/#$$ €€‚v‚ƒvƒŽ/ŽjÐÔL  ÔÔM  Ô...Ð I€f:(2‚f#/#$$ Ž/ŽIÐÐ I€f:(2‚f#/#$$ Ž/ŽIÐÐ M€ff:(2‚f#/#$$ Ž/ŽMÐÐ a€fR32‚ vv  ff#/#$$ €€‚v‚ƒvƒŽ/ŽaÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔCambodiaÐ I€f:( Z f#/#$$ Ž/ŽIÐAugust€2003Ð I€f:( Z!f#/#$$ Ž/ŽIÐNot€receivedÐ M€ff:( Z"f#/#$$ Ž/ŽMÐReminderÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ c€ffR3 Z# vv  ff#/#$$ €€‚v‚ƒvƒŽ/ŽcÐÔL  ÔÔM  Ô...Ð K€ff:(â2$ff#/#$$ Ž/ŽKÐÐ K€ff:(â2%ff#/#$$ Ž/ŽKÐÐ M€fff:(â2&ff#/#$$ Ž/ŽMÐÐC97â2' vv   fff#/#$$ CÐÌ...Ð 0"€( ÐÐ  #l) ÐÌò òCAT,€A/64/44€(2009)ó óÐ œì ÐÌò òÓ  ÓIV.à  àFOLLOW€UP€ON€CONCLUDING€OBSERVATIONS€ON€STATES€PARTIESÐ tÄ ÐREPORTSó óÐ `° ÐÌ53.à  àIn€this€chapter,€the€Committee€updates€its€findings€and€activities€that€follow-up€to€concludingÐ 8 ˆ Ðobservations€adopted€under€article€19€of€the€Convention,€in€accordance€with€the€recommendationsÐ $ t Ðof€its€Rapporteur€on€follow-up€to€concluding€observations.€The€Rapporteur's€activities,€responsesÐ  ` Ðby€States€parties,€and€the€Rapporteur's€views€on€recurring€concerns€encountered€through€thisÐ ü L  Ðprocedure€are€presented€below,€and€updated€through€15€May€2009,€following€the€Committee'sÐ è 8  Ðforty-second€session.€Ð Ô$  ÐÌ54.à  àIn€chapter€IV€of€its€annual€report€for€2005-2006€(A/61/44),€the€Committee€described€theÐ ¬ü  Ðframework€that€it€had€developed€to€provide€for€follow-up€subsequent€to€the€adoption€of€theÐ ˜è  Ðconcluding€observations€on€States€parties€reports€submitted€under€article€19€of€the€Convention.€ItÐ „Ô  Ðalso€presented€information€on€the€Committee's€experience€in€receiving€information€from€StatesÐ pÀ Ðparties€from€the€initiation€of€the€procedure€in€May€2003€through€May€2009.Ð \¬ ÐÌ55.à  àIn€accordance€with€rule€68,€paragraph€2,€of€the€rules€of€procedure,€the€Committee€establishedÐ 4„ Ðthe€post€of€Rapporteur€for€follow€up€to€concluding€observations€under€article€19€of€the€ConventionÐ  p Ðand€appointed€Ms.€Felice€Gaer€to€that€position.€As€in€the€past,€Ms.€Gaer€presented€a€progress€reportÐ  \ Ðto€the€Committee€in€May€2009€on€the€results€of€the€procedure.Ð øH ÐÌ56.à  àThe€Rapporteur€has€emphasized€that€the€follow€up€procedure€aims€"to€make€more€effectiveÐ Ð  Ðthe€struggle€against€torture€and€other€cruel,€inhuman€and€degrading€treatment€or€punishment",€asÐ ¼  Ðarticulated€in€the€preamble€to€the€Convention.€At€the€conclusion€of€the€Committee's€review€of€eachÐ ¨ø ÐState€party€report,€the€Committee€identifies€concerns€and€recommends€specific€actions€designed€toÐ ”ä Ðenhance€each€State€party's€ability€to€implement€the€measures€necessary€and€appropriate€to€preventÐ €Ð Ðacts€of€torture€and€ill-treatment,€and€thereby€assists€States€parties€in€bringing€their€law€and€practiceÐ l¼ Ðinto€full€compliance€with€the€obligations€set€forth€in€the€Convention.Ð X ¨ ÐÌ57.à  àIn€its€follow-up€procedure,€the€Committee€has€identified€a€number€of€these€recommendationsÐ 0"€  Ðas€requiring€additional€information€specifically€for€this€procedure.€Such€follow-up€recommendationsÐ #l! Ðare€identified€because€they€are€serious,€protective,€and€are€considered€able€to€be€accomplished€withinÐ $X" Ðone€year.€The€States€parties€are€asked€to€provide€within€one€year€information€on€the€measures€takenÐ ô$D # Ðto€give€effect€to€its€follow-up€recommendations€which€are€specifically€noted€in€a€paragraph€near€theÐ à%0!$ Ðend€of€the€conclusions€and€recommendations€on€the€review€of€the€States€parties'€reports€under€articleÐ Ì&"% Ð19.Ð ¸'#& ÐÌ58.à  àSince€the€procedure€was€established€at€the€thirtieth€session€in€May€2003,€through€the€end€ofÐ )à$( Ðthe€forty-second€session€in€May€2009,€the€Committee€has€reviewed€81€States€for€which€it€hasÐ |*Ì%) Ðidentified€follow€up€recommendations.€Of€the€67€States€parties€that€were€due€to€have€submitted€theirÐ h+¸&* Ðfollow€up€reports€to€the€Committee€by€15€May€2009,€44€had€completed€this€requirement.€As€of€15Ð T,¤'+ ÐMay€2009,€23€States€had€not€yet€supplied€follow€up€information€that€had€fallen€due.€The€RapporteurÐ @-(, Ðsends€reminders€requesting€the€outstanding€information€to€each€of€the€States€whose€follow€upÐ ° Ðinformation€was€due,€but€had€not€yet€been€submitted,€and€who€had€not€previously€been€sent€aÐ œì Ðreminder.€The€status€of€the€follow-up€to€concluding€observations€may€be€found€in€the€web€pages€ofÐ ˆØ Ðthe€Committee€(http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cat/€sessions.htm).Ð tÄ ÐÌ59.à  àThe€Rapporteur€noted€that€14€follow€up€reports€had€fallen€due€since€the€previous€annualÐ L œ Ðreport.€However,€only€4€(Algeria,€Estonia,€Portugal€and€Uzbekistan)€of€these€14€States€had€submittedÐ 8 ˆ Ðthe€follow€up€information€in€a€timely€manner.€Despite€this,€she€expressed€the€view€that€the€followÐ $ t Ðup€procedure€had€been€remarkably€successful€in€eliciting€valuable€additional€information€from€StatesÐ  ` Ðon€protective€measures€taken€during€the€immediate€follow€up€to€the€review€of€the€periodic€reports.Ð ü L  ÐOne€State€party€(Montenegro)€had€already€submitted€information€which€was€due€only€in€NovemberÐ è 8  Ð2009.€While€comparatively€few€States€had€replied€precisely€on€time,€34€of€the€44€respondents€hadÐ Ô$  Ðsubmitted€the€information€on€time€or€within€a€matter€of€one€to€four€months€following€the€due€date.Ð À  ÐReminders€seemed€to€help€elicit€many€of€these€responses.€The€Rapporteur€also€expressedÐ ¬ü  Ðappreciation€to€non€governmental€organizations,€many€of€whom€had€also€encouraged€States€partiesÐ ˜è  Ðto€submit€follow€up€information€in€a€timely€way.Ð „Ô  ÐÌ60.à  àThrough€this€procedure,€the€Committee€seeks€to€advance€the€Convention's€requirement€thatÐ \¬ Ð"each€State€party€shall€take€effective€legislative,€administrative,€judicial€or€other€measures€to€preventÐ H˜ Ðacts€of€torture€ð8ð"€(art.€2,€para.€1)€and€the€undertaking€"to€prevent€ð8ð€other€acts€of€cruel,€inhumanÐ 4„ Ðand€degrading€treatment€or€punishment€ð8ð"€(art.€16).Ð  p ÐÌ61.à  àThe€Rapporteur€expressed€appreciation€for€the€information€provided€by€States€partiesÐ øH Ðregarding€those€measures€taken€to€implement€their€obligations€under€the€Convention.€In€addition,Ð ä4 Ðshe€has€assessed€the€responses€received€as€to€whether€all€the€items€designated€by€the€Committee€forÐ Ð  Ðfollow€up€(normally€between€three€and€six€recommendations)€have€been€addressed,€whether€theÐ ¼  Ðinformation€provided€responds€to€the€Committee's€concern,€and€whether€further€information€isÐ ¨ø Ðrequired.€Each€letter€responds€specifically€and€in€detail€to€the€information€presented€by€the€StateÐ ”ä Ðparty.€Where€further€information€has€been€needed,€she€has€written€to€the€concerned€State€party€withÐ €Ð Ðspecific€requests€for€further€clarification.€With€regard€to€States€that€have€not€supplied€the€follow€upÐ l¼ Ðinformation€at€all,€she€requests€the€outstanding€information.Ð X ¨ ÐÌ62.à  àAt€its€thirty€eighth€session€in€May€2007,€the€Committee€decided€to€make€public€theÐ 0"€  ÐRapporteur's€letters€to€the€States€parties.€These€would€be€placed€on€the€web€page€of€the€Committee.Ð #l! ÐThe€Committee€further€decided€to€assign€a€United€Nations€document€symbol€number€to€all€StatesÐ $X" Ðparties'€replies€to€the€follow€up€and€also€place€them€on€its€websiteÐ ô$D # Ð(http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cat/sessions.htm).Ð à%0!$ ÐÌ63.à  àSince€the€recommendations€to€each€State€party€are€crafted€to€reflect€the€specific€situation€inÐ ¸'#& Ðthat€country,€the€follow€up€responses€from€the€States€parties€and€letters€from€the€RapporteurÐ ¤(ô#' Ðrequesting€further€clarification€address€a€wide€array€of€topics.€Among€those€addressed€in€the€lettersÐ )à$( Ðsent€to€States€parties€requesting€further€information€have€been€a€number€of€precise€matters€seen€asÐ |*Ì%) Ðessential€to€the€implementation€of€the€recommendation€in€question.€A€number€of€issues€have€beenÐ h+¸&* Ðhighlighted€to€reflect€not€only€the€information€provided,€but€also€the€issues€that€have€not€beenÐ T,¤'+ Ðaddressed€but€which€are€deemed€essential€to€the€Committee's€ongoing€work,€in€order€to€be€Ô_ÔeffectiveÐ @-(, Ðin€taking€preventive€and€protective€measures€to€eliminate€torture€and€ill€treatment.Ð ° Ð...Ð œì Ð65.à  àThe€chart€below€details,€as€of€15€May€2009,€the€end€of€the€Committee's€forty-second€session,Ð ˆØ Ðthe€state€of€the€replies€with€respect€to€follow€up.Ð tÄ ÐÓ‹™ÓÌò òFollow-up€procedure€to€conclusions€and€recommendations€from€May€2003€to€May€2009ó óÐ L œ ÐÌò òThirtieth€session€(May€2003)ó óÐ $ t ÐÌÔ*–ƒ34 Vddø\Rø‰\R‰x\Rxö \\ö 0/°(#°(#–ÔÔ,bvvÔÔ,‰vvÔÔ,vvvÔÔ, vvÔÔ+  ÔÐ 8€fff'ü L ü L €>€‚‚ƒƒ„„8ÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òState€partyÐ =€fff,!ü L "fff „„=ÐInformation€Ð ü L  Ðdue€inÐ =€fff,!è 8 "fff „„=ÐInformation€receivedÐ ?€ffff,!ü L "fff „„?ÐAction€takenó óÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ J€f;,ü L" > ffff €€‚‚ƒƒJÐ...Ð Ô$  ÐÐ )€fÀ f )ÐÐ )€fÔ$ f )ÐÐ -€ffÔ$ f -ÐÐ A€f2#Ô$   ff €€‚‚ƒƒAÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔCambodiaÐ )€f¬ü f )ÐAugust€2003Ð )€f¬ü f )ÐNot€receivedÐ -€ff¬ü f -ÐReminderÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ C€ff2#¬ü   ff €€‚‚ƒƒCÐÌ...Ð „Ô  ÐÐ +€ffpÀff +ÐÐ +€ff˜è ff +ÐÐ -€fff˜è ff -ÐÐ3)'˜è    fff 3ÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÌò òó ó...Ð H˜ ÐÌÐ   p  ÐÔ_ÔÔUSCE.,ÔÓ  ÓÌò òCAT,€A/65/44€(2010)ó óÐ œì ÐÌò òChapter€IV.€€Follow„up€to€concluding€observationsÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€on€States€partiesðð€reportsó óÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ tÄ ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô65.€€In€this€chapter,€the€Committee€updates€its€findings€and€activities€that€constitute€follow„up€toÐ L œ Ðconcluding€observations€adopted€under€article€19€of€the€Convention,€in€accordance€with€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðprocedure€established€on€follow„up€to€concluding€observations.€The€follow„up€responses€by€StatesÐ $ t Ðparties,€and€the€activities€of€the€Rapporteur€for€follow„up€to€concluding€observations€under€articleÐ  ` Ð19€of€the€Convention,€including€the€Rapporteurððs€views€on€the€results€of€this€procedure,€areÐ ü L  Ðpresented€below.€This€information€is€updated€through€14€May€2010,€the€end€of€the€CommitteeððsÐ è 8  Ðforty„fourth€session.Ð Ô$  ÐÌ66.€€In€chapter€IV€of€its€annual€report€for€2005„2006€(A/61/44),€the€Committee€described€theÐ ¬ü  Ðframework€that€it€had€developed€to€provide€for€follow„up€subsequent€to€the€adoption€of€theÐ ˜è  Ðconcluding€observations€on€States€parties€reports€submitted€under€article€19€of€the€Convention.€InÐ „Ô  Ðthat€report€and€each€year€thereafter,€the€Committee€has€presented€information€on€its€experience€inÐ pÀ Ðreceiving€information€on€follow„up€measures€taken€by€States€parties€since€the€initiation€of€theÐ \¬ Ðprocedure€in€May€2003.Ð H˜ ÐÌ67.€€In€accordance€with€rule€68,€paragraph€2,€of€the€rules€of€procedure,€the€Committee€establishedÐ  p Ðthe€post€of€Rapporteur€for€follow„up€to€concluding€observations€under€article€19€of€the€ConventionÐ  \ Ðand€appointed€Ms.€Felice€Gaer€to€that€position.€In€November€2009€and€May€2010,€the€RapporteurÐ øH Ðpresented€a€progress€report€to€the€Committee€on€the€results€of€the€procedure.Ð ä4 ÐÌ68.€€At€the€conclusion€of€the€Committeeððs€review€of€each€State€party€report,€the€Committee€identifiesÐ ¼  Ðconcerns€and€recommends€specific€measures€to€prevent€acts€of€torture€and€ill„treatment.€Thereby,Ð ¨ø Ðthe€Committee€assists€States€parties€in€identifying€effective€legislative,€judicial,€administrative€andÐ ”ä Ðother€measures€to€bring€their€laws€and€practice€into€full€compliance€with€the€obligations€set€forth€inÐ €Ð Ðthe€Convention.Ð l¼ ÐÌ69.€€In€its€follow„up€procedure,€the€Committee€has€identified€a€number€of€these€recommendationsÐ D!” Ðas€requiring€additional€information€within€one€year.€Such€follow„up€recommendations€are€identifiedÐ 0"€  Ðbecause€they€are€serious,€protective€and€are€considered€able€to€be€accomplished€within€one€year.€TheÐ #l! ÐStates€parties€are€asked€to€provide€information€within€one€year€on€the€measures€taken€to€give€effectÐ $X" Ðto€the€follow„up€recommendations.€In€the€concluding€observations€on€each€State€party€report,€theÐ ô$D # Ðrecommendations€requiring€follow„up€within€one€year€are€specifically€identified€in€a€paragraph€atÐ à%0!$ Ðthe€end€of€the€concluding€observations.Ð Ì&"% ÐÌ70.€€Since€the€procedure€was€established€at€the€thirtieth€session€in€May€2003,€through€the€end€of€theÐ ¤(ô#' Ðforty„fourth€session€in€May€2010,€the€Committee€has€reviewed€95€reports€from€States€parties€forÐ )à$( Ðwhich€it€has€identified€follow„up€recommendations.€It€must€be€noted€that€periodic€reports€of€Chile,Ð |*Ì%) ÐLatvia,€Lithuania€and€New€Zealand€have€been€examined€twice€by€the€Committee€since€theÐ h+¸&* Ðestablishment€of€the€follow„up€procedure.€Of€the€81€States€parties€that€were€due€to€have€submittedÐ T,¤'+ Ðtheir€follow„up€reports€to€the€Committee€by€14€May€2010,€57€had€completed€this€requirement.€AsÐ @-(, Ðof€14€May€2010,€24€States€had€not€yet€supplied€follow„up€information€that€had€fallen€due:€RepublicÐ ° Ðof€Moldova,€Cambodia,€Cameroon,€Bulgaria,€Uganda,€Democratic€Republic€of€the€Congo,€Peru,Ð œì ÐTogo,€Burundi,€South€Africa,€Tajikistan,€Luxembourg,€Benin,€Costa€Rica,€Indonesia,€Zambia,Ð ˆØ ÐLithuania€(to€the€2009€concluding€observations),€Chad,€Chile,€Honduras,€Israel,€New€Zealand,Ð tÄ ÐNicaragua€and€the€Philippines.Ð `° ÐÌ71.€€The€Rapporteur€sends€reminders€requesting€the€outstanding€information€to€each€of€the€StatesÐ 8 ˆ Ðfor€which€follow„up€information€is€due,€but€not€yet€submitted.€The€status€of€the€follow„up€toÐ $ t Ðconcluding€observations€may€be€found€in€the€web€pages€of€the€Committee€at€each€of€the€respectiveÐ  ` Ðsessions.€As€of€2010,€the€Committee€has€established€a€separate€web€page€for€follow„upÐ ü L  Ð(http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cat/follow„procedure.htm).Ð è 8  ÐÌ72.à  àOf€the€24€States€parties€that€did€not€submit€any€information€under€the€follow„up€procedureÐ À  Ðas€of€14€May€2010,€non„respondents€came€from€all€world€regions.€While€about€one„third€hadÐ ¬ü  Ðreported€for€the€first€time,€two„thirds€were€reporting€for€a€second,€third€or€even€fourth€time.Ð ˜è  ÐÌ73.€€The€Rapporteur€expresses€appreciation€for€the€information€provided€by€States€parties€regardingÐ pÀ Ðthose€measures€taken€to€implement€their€obligations€under€the€Convention.€In€addition,€she€hasÐ \¬ Ðassessed€the€responses€received€as€to€whether€all€the€items€designated€by€the€Committee€for€follow„Ð H˜ Ðup€(normally€between€three€and€six€recommendations)€have€been€addressed,€whether€the€informationÐ 4„ Ðprovided€responds€to€the€Committeeððs€concern,€and€whether€further€information€is€required.€EachÐ  p Ðletter€responds€specifically€and€in€detail€to€the€information€presented€by€the€State€party.€WhereÐ  \ Ðfurther€information€has€been€needed,€she€has€written€to€the€concerned€State€party€with€specificÐ øH Ðrequests€for€further€clarification.€With€regard€to€States€that€have€not€supplied€the€follow„upÐ ä4 Ðinformation€at€all,€she€requests€the€outstanding€information.Ð Ð  ÐÌ74.€€At€its€thirty„eighth€session€in€May€2007,€the€Committee€decided€to€make€public€the€RapporteurððsÐ ¨ø Ðletters€to€the€States€parties€which€are€posted€on€the€web€page€of€the€Committee.€The€CommitteeÐ ”ä Ðfurther€decided€to€assign€a€United€Nations€document€symbol€number€to€all€States€partiesðð€replies€toÐ €Ð Ðthe€follow„up€and€also€place€them€on€its€website.Ð l¼ ÐÌ75.€€Since€the€recommendations€to€each€State€party€are€crafted€to€reflect€the€specific€situation€in€thatÐ D!” Ðcountry,€the€follow„up€responses€from€the€States€parties€and€letters€from€the€Rapporteur€requestingÐ 0"€  Ðfurther€clarification€address€a€wide€array€of€topics.€Among€those€addressed€in€the€letters€sent€toÐ #l! ÐStates€parties€requesting€further€information€have€been€a€number€of€precise€matters€seen€as€essentialÐ $X" Ðto€the€implementation€of€the€recommendation€in€question.€A€number€of€issues€have€been€highlightedÐ ô$D # Ðto€reflect€not€only€the€information€provided,€but€also€the€issues€that€have€not€been€addressed€butÐ à%0!$ Ðwhich€are€deemed€essential€to€the€Committeeððs€ongoing€work,€in€order€to€be€effective€in€takingÐ Ì&"% Ðpreventive€and€protective€measures€to€eliminate€torture€and€ill„treatment.Ð ¸'#& ÐÌ76.€€Among€the€Rapporteurððs€activities€in€the€past€year,€have€been€the€following:€attending€the€inter„Ð )à$( Ðcommittee€meetings€in€Geneva€where€follow„up€procedures€were€discussed€with€members€fromÐ |*Ì%) Ðother€treaty€bodies,€and€it€was€decided€to€establish€a€working€group€on€follow„up;€addressing€theÐ h+¸&* ÐCommittee€on€the€Elimination€of€Discrimination€against€Women€at€its€August€2009€meeting€in€NewÐ T,¤'+ ÐYork€concerning€aspects€of€the€follow„up€procedure;€assessing€responses€from€States€parties€andÐ @-(, Ðpreparing€follow„up€letters€to€countries€as€warranted€and€updating€the€information€collected€fromÐ ° Ðthe€follow„up€procedure.Ð œì ÐÌ77.€€Additionally,€the€Rapporteur€initiated€a€study€of€the€Committeeððs€follow„up€procedure,Ð tÄ Ðbeginning€with€an€examination€of€the€number€and€nature€of€topics€identified€by€the€Committee€inÐ `° Ðits€requests€to€States€parties€for€follow„up€information.€She€reported€to€the€Committee€on€someÐ L œ Ðpreliminary€findings,€in€November€2009€and€later€in€May€2010,€and€specifically€presented€chartsÐ 8 ˆ Ðshowing€that€the€number€of€topics€designated€for€follow„up€has€substantially€increased€since€theÐ $ t Ðthirty„fifth€session.€Of€the€87€countries€examined€as€of€the€forty„third€session€(November€2009),€oneÐ  ` Ðto€three€paragraphs€were€designated€for€follow„up€for€14€States€parties,€four€or€five€such€topics€wereÐ ü L  Ðdesignated€for€38€States€parties,€and€six€or€more€paragraphs€were€designated€for€35€States€parties.Ð è 8  ÐThe€Rapporteur€drew€this€trend€to€the€attention€of€the€members€of€the€Committee€and€it€was€agreedÐ Ô$  Ðin€May€2010€that,€whenever€possible,€efforts€would€henceforth€be€made€to€limit€the€number€ofÐ À  Ðfollow„up€items€to€a€maximum€of€five€paragraphs.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌ78.€€The€Rapporteur€also€found€that€certain€topics€were€more€commonly€raised€as€a€part€of€the€followÐ „Ô  Ðup€procedure€than€others.€Specifically,€for€all€State€parties€reviewed€since€the€follow„up€procedureÐ pÀ Ðbegan,€the€following€topics€were€most€frequently€designated:Ð \¬ ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔEnsure€prompt,€impartial€and€effective€investigation(s)à p àà È àà  à76€per€centÐ 4„ ÐProsecute€and€sanction€persons€responsible€for€abusesà p àà È àà  à61€per€centÐ  p ÐGuarantee€legal€safeguardsà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àà  à57€per€centÐ  \ ÐEnable€right€to€complain€and€have€cases€examined€à  àà0 p àà È àà  à43€per€centÐøHp(#p(# ÐConduct€training,€awareness„raising€à0 h àà À àà  àà p àà È àà  à43€per€centÐä4h(#h(# ÐEnsure€interrogation€techniques€in€line€with€the€Conventionà È àà  à39€per€centÐ Ð  ÐProvide€redress€and€rehabilitation€à h àà À àà  àà p àà È àà  à38€per€centÐ ¼  ÐEnd€gender„based€violence,€ensure€protection€of€women€à p àà0 È àà  à34€per€centШøÈ(#È(# ÐEnsure€monitoring€of€detention€facilities/visit€by€independent€bodyà  à32€per€centÐ ”ä ÐCarry€out€data€collection€on€torture€and€ill„treatment€à p àà È àà  à30€per€centÐ €Ð ÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔImprove€condition€of€detention,€including€overcrowding€à p àà0 È àà  à28€per€centÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐl¼È(#È(# ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô79.à  àIn€the€correspondence€with€States€parties,€the€Rapporteur€has€noted€recurring€concerns€whichÐ D!” Ðare€not€fully€addressed€in€the€follow„up€replies€and€her€concerns€(illustrative,€not€comprehensive)Ð 0"€  Ðhave€been€included€in€prior€annual€reports.€To€summarize€them,€she€finds€there€is€considerable€valueÐ #l! Ðin€having€more€precise€information€being€provided,€e.g.€lists€of€prisoners,€details€on€deaths€inÐ $X" Ðdetention€and€forensic€investigations.ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ ô$D # ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô80.€€As€a€result€of€numerous€exchanges€with€States€parties,€the€Rapporteur€has€observed€that€thereÐ Ì&"% Ðis€need€for€more€vigorous€fact„finding€and€monitoring€in€many€States€parties.€In€addition,€there€isÐ ¸'#& Ðoften€inadequate€gathering€and€analysing€of€police€and€criminal€justice€statistics.€When€theÐ ¤(ô#' ÐCommittee€requests€such€information,€States€parties€frequently€do€not€provide€it.€The€RapporteurÐ )à$( Ðfurther€considers€that€conducting€prompt,€thorough€and€impartial€investigations€into€allegations€ofÐ |*Ì%) Ðabuse€is€of€great€protective€value.€This€is€often€best€undertaken€through€unannounced€inspectionsÐ h+¸&* Ðby€independent€bodies.€The€Committee€has€received€documents,€information€and€complaints€aboutÐ T,¤'+ Ðthe€absence€of€such€monitoring€bodies,€the€failure€of€such€bodies€to€exercise€independence€Ô_ÔinÐ @-(, Ðcarrying€out€their€work€or€to€implement€recommendations€for€improvement.Ð ° ÐÌ81.€€The€Rapporteur€has€also€pointed€to€the€importance€of€States€parties€providing€clear„cutÐ ˆØ Ðinstructions€on€the€absolute€prohibition€of€torture€as€part€of€the€training€of€law„enforcement€and€otherÐ tÄ Ðrelevant€personnel.€States€parties€need€to€provide€information€on€the€results€of€medical€examinationsÐ `° Ðand€autopsies,€and€to€document€signs€of€torture,€especially€including€sexual€violence.€States€partiesÐ L œ Ðalso€need€to€instruct€personnel€on€the€need€to€secure€and€preserve€evidence.€The€Rapporteur€hasÐ 8 ˆ Ðfound€many€lacunae€in€national€statistics,€including€on€penal€and€disciplinary€action€against€law„Ð $ t Ðenforcement€personnel.€Accurate€record€keeping,€covering€the€registration€of€all€procedural€steps€ofÐ  ` Ðdetained€persons,€is€essential€and€requires€greater€attention.€All€such€measures€contribute€toÐ ü L  Ðsafeguard€the€individual€against€torture€or€other€forms€of€ill„treatment,€as€set€forth€in€the€Convention.Ð è 8  ÐÌ82.€€The€chart€below€details,€as€of€14€May€2010,€the€end€of€the€Committeeððs€forty„fourth€session,€theÐ À  Ðreplies€with€respect€to€follow„up.€This€chart€also€includes€States€partiesðð€comments€to€concludingÐ ¬ü  Ðobservations,€if€any.Ð ˜è  ÐÌò òFollow„up€procedure€to€concluding€observations€from€May€2003€to€May€2010ó óÐ pÀ ÐÌ...Ð H˜ ÐÌò òThirty„first€session€(November€2003)ó óÐ  p ÐÌÔ*¥ƒ5œf6dVdbvvb‰vv‰vvvv vv 34°(#°(#¥ÔÔ,'dd ÔÔ,‘dd ÔÔ,× dd ÔÔ,édd ÔÔ+  ÔÐ 3€f"øHøH €G€„„‹‹3ÐState€partyÐ =€f,!\¬f „„=ÐInformation€Ð \¬ Ðdue€inà “ àà ë àÐ @€f/!H˜f „„‹‹@ÐInformation€received€(includingÐ \¬ Ðcomments)Ð @€f/!H˜f „„‹‹@ÐAction€takenÐ 2(&\¬ G f 2ÐÐ  È ‹‹ÐÐ $È $ÐÐ  È ‹‹ÐÐ 'È  ‹‹'ÐCambodiaÐ 'H˜! ‹‹'ÐNovemberÐ H˜" Ð2004Ð '4„# ‹‹'ÐÐ 'H˜$ ‹ ‹'ÐÔ_ÔReminderÔ_ÔÐ 'H˜%  ‹‹'Ð...Ð '´& ‹‹'Ðà€"àˆÐ '´' ‹‹'ÐÐ '´( ‹ ‹'ÐÐ(´)    (ÐÌ...ÔCE.,US.,ªÂÔ