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Atthe36thinMay2006theCommitteeagainstTorturerequestedthattheSecretariatprovideit   withanoteontheexperiencetodateofarticle20inquiresaswellaselementsforpossibleinquiryinseveral   countries:Colombia,Guatemala,Nepal,TogoandUzbekistan.Thepresentconferenceroompaperseeks   torespondtothatrequest.   ... | TOGO p 31.  Theinformationbelowrecapitulatesreferencestotortureasacommonorsystematicpracticein d TogoindocumentswhichtheCommitteeagainsttortureexaminedatits36thsession(1-19May2006), ^ duringtheconsiderationoftheinitialreportofTogo,underArticle19oftheConvention. X 32.  TheCommittee,initsConcludingObservations9,"wasconcernedatallegationsreceived,in L particularaftertheelectionsinApril2005,wherebytorture,disappearances,arbitrarydetention,detention F insecretplaces,aswellasfrequentrapesofwomenbymilitarypersonnel,ofteninthepresenceoffamily @ members,arecommonpractice(intheStateparty)."(unofficialtranslationfromtheoriginalFrenchversion). : 33.  TheHumanRightsCommittee,initsConcludingObservations10,"note(d)withconcernthemany . ~ allegationsthattortureiscommonpracticeinTogo,particularlyonarrest,duringpolicecustodyandin (!x placesofdetention"(8). ""r 34.  OFFICIALSUBMISSIONSBYNON-GOVERNMENTALORGANIZATIONSWHERE $f  REFERENCESAREMADETOTHEWIDESPREADPRACTICEOFTORTUREINTOGO: %` ! a)  _FIDH_,"Mission_d'enqute_Ԁinternationale",_novembre_Ԁ2005,pages18to20.(availableinFrench 'T"# only) 'N#$ b)  _OMCT_,"StateviolenceinTogo",April2005,page1;page7. )B%& Individualcases +6'( c)  "_Informations_Ԁdela_Ligue_Ԁ_togolaise_Ԁdesdroitsde_l'homme_Ԁ(_LTDH_)etdela_FIDH_,_Cas_Ԁdetorture -*)* _ou_Ԁde_traitements_Ԁ_cruels_,_inhumains_Ԁ_ou_Ԁ_dgradants_ԀauTogo",April2005(availableinFrenchonly).The  reportprovidesinformationon10individualcasesofpersonswhosufferedtorturein2003.  35.  BACKGROUNDDOCUMENTSBROUGHTTOTHEATTENTIONOFTHECOMMITTEE  ATTHE36THSESSIONWHEREREFERENCESAREMADETOTHEWIDESPREADPRACTICE  OFTORTUREINTOGO:   a)  InquiryMissionoftheOfficeoftheHighCommissionerforHumanRightsonviolenceand   allegationsofhumanrightsallegationsinTogobefore,duringandafterthepresidentialelectionof24April   2005,29August2005,page22,para4.1.3andpage25,para.4.1.5,(availableinFrenchonly). z   b)  _Ligue_Ԁ_Togolaise_ԀdesDroitsde_l'Homme_,"_Stratgie_Ԁdela_terreur_ԀauTogo",mars2005,pages8, n  paras2and3;page14and21(availableinFrenchonly). h  Individualcases \  c)  _Ligue_Ԁ_Togolaise_ԀdesDroitsde_l'Homme_,"_Stratgie_Ԁdela_terreur_ԀauTogo",mars2005.Thereport P includesalistof155personswhosufferedtorturebetweenFebruaryandMarch2005,page28to33. J d)  _Ligue_Ԁ_Togolaise_ԀdesDroitsde_l'Homme_,Togo:"Ducoup_d'Etat_Ԁ_monarchique_Ԁduclan_Gnassingbe_ > aujeudemassacre_lectoral_Ԁ",_dcembre_Ԁ2005.Thereportprovidesanupdateofthepreviousreport.It 8 alsoprovidesalistof346personsdeceasedbetweenFebruaryandJune2005,themajorityofwhomdied 2 asaresultoftorture. ,| ...  p ̄9/CAT/C/_TGO_/CO/1,para.12,18May2006  X 10/_CCPR_/CO/76/_TGO_,para.12,28November2002 !L   #@  _ 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 2