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Ðidentified€because€they€are€serious,€protective,€and€are€considered€able€to€be€accomplished€within€one€year.Ð  &Z!" ÐThe€States€parties€are€asked€to€provide€within€one€year€information€on€the€measures€taken€to€give€effectÐ 'T"# Ðto€its€ð ðfollow€up€recommendationsðð€which€are€specifically€noted€in€a€paragraph€near€the€end€of€theÐ þ'N#$ Ðconclusions€and€recommendations€on€the€review€of€the€States€partiesðð€reports€under€article€19.Ð ø(H$% ÐÌ50.à  àSince€the€procedure€was€established€at€the€thirtieth€session€in€May€2003,€through€the€end€of€theÐ ì*<&' Ðthirty€eighth€session€in€May€2007€the€Committee€has€reviewed€53€States€for€which€it€has€identified€followÐ æ+6'( Ðup€recommendations.€Of€the€39€States€parties€that€were€due€to€have€submitted€their€follow€up€reports€toÐ à,0() Ðthe€Committee€by€18€May€2007,€25€had€completed€this€requirement€(Albania,€Argentina,€Austria,Ð Ú-*)* ÐAzerbaijan,€Bahrain,€Canada,€Chile,€Czech€Republic,€Colombia,€Croatia,€Ecuador,€Finland,€France,Ð ° ÐGermany,€Greece,€Latvia,€Lithuania,€Monaco,€Morocco,€New€Zealand,€Qatar,€Sri€Lanka,€Switzerland,Ð ªú ÐUnited€Kingdom€and€Yemen).€As€of€18€May,€14€States€had€not€yet€supplied€follow€up€information€that€hadÐ ¤ô Ðfallen€due€(Bulgaria,€Bosnia€and€Herzegovina,€Cambodia,€Cameroon,€Democratic€Republic€of€the€Congo,Ð žî ÐGeorgia,€Guatemala,€Republic€of€Korea,€Moldova,€Nepal,€Peru,€Togo,€Uganda€and€United€States€ofÐ ˜è ÐAmerica).€In€March€2007,€the€Rapporteur€sent€a€reminder€requesting€the€outstanding€information€to€eachÐ ’ â Ðof€the€States€whose€follow€up€information€was€due€in€November€2006,€but€had€not€yet€been€submitted,Ð Œ Ü Ðand€who€had€not€previously€been€sent€a€reminder.Ð † Ö ÐÌ51.à  àThe€Rapporteur€noted€that€14€follow€up€reports€had€fallen€due€since€the€previous€annual€reportÐ z Ê  Ð(A/61/44).€However,€only€4€(Austria,€Ecuador,€Qatar€and€Sri€Lanka)€of€these€14€States€had€submitted€theÐ tÄ  Ðfollow€up€information€in€a€timely€manner.€Despite€this,€she€expressed€the€view€that€the€follow€up€procedureÐ n¾  Ðhad€been€remarkably€successful€in€eliciting€valuable€additional€information€from€States€on€protectiveÐ h¸  Ðmeasures€taken€during€the€immediate€follow€up€to€the€review€of€the€periodic€reports.€While€comparativelyÐ b²  Ðfew€States€had€replied€precisely€on€time,€19€of€the€25€respondents€had€submitted€the€information€on€timeÐ \¬  Ðor€within€a€matter€of€one€to€four€months€following€the€due€date.€Reminders€seemed€to€help€elicit€many€ofÐ V¦ Ðthese€responses.€The€Rapporteur€also€expressed€appreciation€to€non€governmental€organizations,€manyÐ P  Ðof€whom€had€also€encouraged€States€parties€to€submit€follow€up€information€in€a€timely€way.Ð Jš ÐÌ52.à  àThrough€this€procedure,€the€Committee€seeks€to€advance€the€Conventionððs€requirement€that€ð ðeachÐ >Ž ÐState€party€shall€take€effective€legislative,€administrative,€judicial€or€other€measures€to€prevent€acts€ofÐ 8ˆ Ðtorture€ð8ððð€(art.€2,€para.€1)€and€the€undertaking€ð ðto€prevent€ð8ð€other€acts€of€cruel,€inhuman€and€degradingÐ 2‚ Ðtreatment€or€punishment€ð8ððð€(art.€16).Ð ,| 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,€she€hasÐ j Ðassessed€the€responses€received€as€to€whether€all€the€items€designated€by€the€Committee€for€follow€upÐ d Ð(normally€between€three€and€six€recommendations)€have€been€addressed,€whether€the€information€providedÐ ^ Ðresponds€to€the€Committeeððs€concern,€and€whether€further€information€is€required.€Each€letter€respondsÐ  X Ðspecifically€and€in€detail€to€the€information€presented€by€the€State€party.€Where€further€information€isÐ !R Ðneeded,€she€writes€to€the€State€party€concerned€with€specific€requests€for€further€clarification.€With€regardÐ ü!L Ðto€States€that€have€not€supplied€the€follow€up€information€at€all,€she€writes€to€solicit€the€outstandingÐ ö"F Ðinformation.Ð ð#@  ÐÌ54.à  àAt€its€thirty€eighth€session€in€May,€the€Committee€decided€to€make€public€the€Rapporteurððs€lettersÐ ä%4!" Ðto€the€States€parties.€These€would€be€assigned€a€United€Nations€document€symbol€number€and€placed€onÐ Þ&."# Ðthe€web€page€of€the€Committee.€The€Committee€further€decided€to€assign€a€United€Nations€documentÐ Ø'(#$ Ðsymbol€number€to€all€States€partiesðð€replies€(these€symbol€numbers€are€under€consideration)€to€the€followÐ Ò("$% Ðup€and€also€place€them€on€its€website.Ð Ì)%& ÐÌ55.à  àSince€the€recommendations€to€each€State€party€are€crafted€to€reflect€the€specific€situation€in€thatÐ À+'( Ðcountry,€the€follow€up€responses€from€the€States€parties€and€letters€from€the€Rapporteur€requesting€furtherÐ º, () Ðclarification€address€a€wide€array€of€topics.€Among€those€addressed€in€the€letters€sent€to€States€partiesÐ ´-)* Ðrequesting€further€information€have€been€a€number€of€precise€matters€seen€as€essential€to€the€implementationÐ ° Ðof€the€recommendation€in€question.€A€number€of€issues€have€been€highlighted€to€reflect€not€only€theÐ ªú Ðinformation€provided,€but€also€the€issues€that€have€not€been€addressed€but€which€are€deemed€essential€toÐ ¤ô Ðthe€Committeeððs€ongoing€work,€in€order€to€be€effective€in€taking€preventive€and€protective€measures€toÐ žî Ðeliminate€torture€and€ill€treatment.Ð ˜è Ð...Ð ’ â Ð57.à  àThe€chart€below€details,€as€of€18€May€2007,€the€end€of€the€Committeeððs€thirty€eighth€session,€theÐ Œ Ü Ðstate€of€the€replies€with€respect€to€follow€up.Ð † Ö ÐÓ9Ó€Ìò òFollow€up€procedure€to€conclusions€and€recommendations€from€May€2003€to€May€2007Ð z Ê  ÐÌ...ó óÐ n¾  Ðò òThirty€seventh€session€(November€2006)ó óÐ h¸  ÐÌÔ*’ƒûddd Xdd Xdd X°(#°(#’ÔÔ,Ü\RÔÔ,\RÔÔ,: \RÔÔ,' \\ÔÔ+  ÔÐ 4*\¬ \¬  €€‚ ‚ƒ ƒ„„‹‹4Ðò òState€partyÐ 9/!f¶ " „„‹‹9ÐInformation€Ð f¶  Ðdue€inó óÐ 9/!`°" „„‹‹9Ðò òInformation€receivedó óÐ 9/!f¶ " „„‹‹9Ðò òAction€takenó óÐ H>,f¶ "   €€‚‚ƒƒ‹‹HÐ...Ð 'd´ ‹‹'ÐÐ 0&d´ „„‹‹0ÐÐ 0&!d´" ‹‹0ÐÐ ?5#d´   €€‚‚ƒƒ‹‹?ÐRussianÐ ^® Ѐ€FederationÐ 'X¨ ‹‹'ÐNovember€2007Ð 0&^® „„‹‹0ÐÓ ±Ó-€*Ð 0&!^®3 ‹‹0ÐÓ ±ÓÐ ?5#^®   €€‚‚ƒƒ‹ ‹?Ð...Ð 'R¢  ‹ ‹'ÐÐ 0&R¢  „„‹ ‹0ÐÐ 0&!R¢"  ‹‹0ÐÐ3)'R¢     3ÐÌ*à  àInformation€received€after€the€thirty€eighth€session:€CAT/C/Ô_ÔRUSÔ_Ô/CO/4/Add.1.Ð F–! 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