CAT/C/LKA/CO/2 page 6 18. The Committee further recommends that the State party: (a) Consider making the declaration under articles 21 and 22 of the Convention; (b) Consider becoming party to the Optional Protocol to the Convention; (c) Consider becoming party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. 19. The Committee requests the State party to provide in its next periodic report detailed statistical data, disaggregated by crime, ethnicity, age and sex, on complaints relating to torture and ill-treatment allegedly committed by law enforcement officials and on the related investigations, prosecutions, and penal or disciplinary sanctions. Information is further requested on any compensation and rehabilitation provided to the victims. The Committee recommends that the State party welcome participation from non-governmental organizations in the preparation of its next periodic report. 20. The State party is encouraged to disseminate widely the reports submitted by Sri Lanka to the Committee and the conclusions and recommendations, in appropriate languages, through official websites, the media and non-governmental organizations. 21. The Committee requests the State party to provide, within one year, information on its response to the Committee’s recommendations contained in paragraphs 6, 7, 8, 11, 12 and 15 above. 22. The State party is invited to submit its next periodic report, which will be considered as the combined third and fourth report, by 1 February 2007, the due date of the fourth periodic report. -----