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Atthe36thinMay2006theCommitteeagainstTorturerequestedthattheSecretariatprovideit   withanoteontheexperiencetodateofarticle20inquiresaswellaselementsforpossibleinquiryinseveral   countries:Colombia,Guatemala,Nepal,TogoandUzbekistan.Thepresentconferenceroompaperseeks   torespondtothatrequest.   ... | NEPAL p 27.  TheCommitteeagainsttortureexaminedatits35thsession(7-25November2005),duringthe d considerationofthesecondperiodicreportofNepal(CAT/C/33/Add.6),underArticle19ofthe ^ Convention.Theinformationbelowrecapitulatesreferencestotortureasacommonorsystematicpractice X inNepalindocumentswhichwerebeforetheCommitteeatits35thsession R 28.  UNDOCUMENTSWHEREREFERENCESAREMADETOTHEWIDESPREAD F PRACTICEOFTORTUREINNEPAL @ a)  CAT 4 TheCommittee,initsConcludingObservations,was"gravelyconcernedabouttheexceedinglylarge (!x numberofconsistentandreliablereportsconcerningthewidespreaduseoftortureandill-treatmentbylaw ""r enforcementpersonnel,andinparticulartheRoyalNepaleseArmy,theArmedPoliceForceandthe #l Police,andtheabsenceofmeasurestoensuretheeffectiveprotectionofallmembersofsociety(arts.2 $f  and11)". %` ! CAT/C/NPL/CO/2,para13,15December2005  &Z!" b)  HumanRightsCommittee 'N#$ TheHumanRightsCommittee,initsConcludingObservations,was"deeplyconcernedwiththecasesof )B%& summaryandarbitraryexecutions,enforcedorinvoluntarydisappearances,tortureandarbitraryorunlawful *<&' detentioncommittedbymembersofthearmy,securityorotherforcesduringtheperiodunderreview +6'( whichhavebeenbroughttoitsattention.". ,0() _CCPR_/C/79/Add.42,para.10,10November1994 -*)* _ԇc)  SpecialRapporteuroftheCommissiononHumanRightsonTorture  Ѐ"Onthebasisofhisinterviewswithcurrentandformerdetainees,withthesupportofforensicmedical  evidence,andinterviewswithgovernmentandmilitaryofficials,lawyersandRepresentativesof  non-governmentalorganizations,theSpecialRapporteurconcludesthattortureandill-treatmentare   systematically_practised_ԀinNepalbythepolice,thearmedpoliceandtheRoyalNepaleseArmy."   E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.5,page2   172CommunicationsweresubmittedtotheSRonTorturebetween1December2004and15December z   2005. t  E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.1,21March2006 n  29.  OFFICIALSUBMISSIONSBYNON-GOVERNMENTALORGANIZATIONSWHERE b  REFERENCESAREMADETOTHEWIDESPREADPRACTICEOFTORTUREINNEPAL: \  a)  AmnestyInternational P "AmnestyInternationalhasreceivedreportsofhundredsof"disappearances",thousandsofarbitrary D arrests,thewidespreaduseoftortureandotherill-treatment,includingincidentsofrapebyNepal'ssecurity > forces." 8 AIIndex:ASA31/079/2005,page1 2 "ReportsthattortureremainswidespreadinNepalindicatethatthegovernmentplainlyhasfailedtotake &v effectivemeasurestoendtortureandotherill-treatmentbythesecurityforces."  p AIIndex:ASA31/079/2005,page3 j b)  HumanRightsTreatyMonitoringandCoordinationCommittee ^ "Thetrendofhumanrightsviolationandinflictionoftortureiswidespreadandininclinationtotheseverity. !R Socalledarmedrebelbecameapretendforsystematicpracticeoftorturebystateauthorities." !L _HRTMCC_,CATAlternativeReport2004,page10 "F "Acomprehensivestudyonthecriminaljusticesystemreleasedin1999,"AnalysisandReformsofthe $: ! CriminalJusticeSysteminNepal",reportsincidentsoftorturetobewidespread:67%ofrespondents %4!" complainedvariouskindsoftortureduringthepolicecustody." &."# _HRTMCC_,CATAlternativeReport2004,page10 '(#$ "AmajorcauseofthepersistenceofwidespreadtortureinthecountrieslikeNepalisthefailureor )%& unwillingnessofleadinggovernmentofficialsandrepresentativestoacknowledgethattortureevenexists, *&' letalonethatitneedstobevigorouslytackled." +'( _HRTMCC_,CATAlternativeReport2004,page11 , ()  -)* "Tortureandotherformsofilltreatmentwerewidespreadmethodofobtainingconfession."  _HRTMCC_,CATAlternativeReport2004,page38  Thisreportreflectsthetrendofexistingcontinuous,routineandsystematicpracticeoftortureand  weaknessesofthegovernmentincombatingitproperly.  _HRTMCC_,CATAlternativeReport2004,page53   c)  AsianLegalResourceCenter   "Whiletortureissystematicallyusedbythearmedforces,impunityforthoseactionsisconsciouslyenabled z   throughasystemofcollusionwiththepolice". t  Writtenstatementbythe_organisation_'srepresentativeatthemeetingwithCAT,faxedon16 n  November2005,page4. h  30.  BACKGROUNDDOCUMENTSBROUGHTTOTHEATTENTIONOFTHECOMMITTEE \  ATTHE35THSESSIONWHEREREFERENCESAREMADETOTHEWIDESPREADPRACTICE V OFTORTUREINNEPAL: P a)  ForumAsiaandAsianCenterforHR,NepalMonthlyHRBriefingPaper,Page7,1November D 2005 > b)  AmnestyInternational,AIIndex:ASA31/002/2001,para5,1March2001 2 ...  p   ^  CAT,CAT/C/SR.835/Add.1(2008)   COMMITTEEAGAINSTTORTURE  Fortiethsession  SUMMARYRECORDOFTHESECONDPART(PUBLIC)*OFTHE835thMEETING   Heldatthe_Palais_ԀWilson,Geneva,   onFriday,16May2008,at4.20p.m.   CONSIDERATIONOFINFORMATIONUNDERARTICLE20OFTHECONVENTION t    1.  Ms._SVEAASS_saiditwasregrettablethatdiscussionoftheagendaitemhadbeenpostponeduntil h  theendofthesession. b  2.  Ms.MORALES(SecretaryoftheCommittee),inresponsetoaquestionbyMr.WANG_Xuexian_, V saidthattherewasnonewdocumentationonissuesarisingunderarticle20oftheConvention.Sincethe P Committee'slastdiscussionoftheitemin2006,notes_verbales_ԀhadbeensenttotheGovernmentsofNepal J andTogo,bothofwhichhadinformedtheCommitteethattheinformationhadbeenconveyedtothe D competentnationalauthorities.Inaddition,theGovernmentofTogohadsentalistofnames,atfirstglance > ofnoparticularsubstance,whichwasawaitingtranslation.ItwasnowuptotheCommitteetodecide 8 whetheritwishedtosendafurthercommunicationtotherespectiveGovernmentsrequestinginformation 2 andmentioningthepossibilityofvisitingthecountriestoconductinquiries. ,| 3.  Mr._KOVALEV_saidthattheCommitteeshouldwritetotheGovernmentsconcernedrequesting  p furtherinformation. j 4.  Mr.WANG_Xuexian_saidthatthesituationinbothcountrieswarrantedfurtheractionbythe ^ Committee.However,giventherecentelectionsinNepalitmightbebettertowaituntilthepoliticaldust  X hadsettledbeforemakinganyapproachestothenewGovernment. !R 5.  Mr._GALLEGOS_Ԁ_CHIRIBOGA_saidthateveniftheCommitteehadnotreceivedsatisfactory "F responses,itmustbeconsistentandfollowthroughwithitsdecision.HenonethelessendorsedMr.Wang #@  _Xuexian_'ssuggestionwithregardtoNepal. $: ! 6.  Ms._GAER_saidthatthemostrecentinformationreceivedbytheCommitteefromNepaldated &."# fromJuly2007.Itmerelygavedetailsofdevelopmentsintheareaoflegislationandnotofanypractical '(#$ measurestoensurethepreventionofandprotectionagainsttorture.Sherecalledthatthecountry ("$% rapporteurforNepalhadreferredtothesituationthereasthemostserioushehadwitnessedinhis30years )%& asahumanrightsexpert.Allthatpointedtotheneedtolaunchaninquiryunderarticle20withoutfurther *&' delay,atleastbymakinginitialapproachestotheGovernment. +'( 7.  Ms._SVEAASS_askedwhethertheCommitteeshouldaccordprioritytooneofthetwocountries -)* concerned.  8.  Ms.MORALES(SecretaryoftheCommittee)saidthatwhatevertheCommitteedecidedtodo,  itwouldtakeseveralmonthstostartanyinquiry.Moreover,theagreementoftheGovernmentsconcerned  wouldbeneededforvisitsbyCommitteemembers.  9.  FollowingfurthercommentsbyMr.WANG_Xuexian_andMr._GALLEGOS_Ԁ_CHIRIBOGA_,Ms.   _GAER_recalledthattherewasnothingtopreventtheCommitteefrominitiatingtwoormoreinquiriesifthe   situationsowarranted.Furthermore,althoughinthepastithadbeentheCommittee'spracticetowaitto   receiveaformalcomplaintoftorturefromaStatepartybeforeinitiatinganinquiryunderarticle20,there z   wasnosuchrequirementintheConvention.UrgingtheCommitteetotakeadecisiononthematter,she t  proposedthatitshoulddiscusstheagendaitematthebeginningoftheforty-firstsessionwithaviewto n  contactingtheGovernmentsofNepalandTogo,andpossiblymakingarrangementsforvisitstothe h  countriesbeforetheclosureofthatsession. b  10.  Afterfurtherdiscussion,theCHAIRPERSONsaidshetookitthattheCommitteeagreedtoMs. V _Gaer_'sproposal. P 11.  Ms.MORALES(SecretaryoftheCommittee)saidthatnotes_verbales_Ԁwouldbesenttothe D GovernmentsofNepalandTogoinformingthemoftheCommittee'sdecisionandrequestingfurther > information.TheCommitteewouldreviewtheinformationatthebeginningofitsfortyfirstsessionand 8 subsequentlyidentifytheCommitteememberswhowouldvisitthetwocountriestoconducttheinquiries. 2 12.  Itwassodecided. &v ...  p