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(29) The State party is requested to disseminate widely the report submitted to the
Committee and the Committee’s concluding observations, in the appropriate languages,
through official websites, the media and non-governmental organizations.
(30) The Committee requests the State party to provide information by 22 November
2014 on the follow-up to the Committee’s recommendations on: (a) introducing or
strengthening legal safeguards for persons held in custody; (b) promptly conducting
effective, impartial investigations; (c) proceedings against suspects and the penalties
handed down to the perpetrators of ill-treatment; and (d) establishing a central policy
custody register and a complaint mechanism in prisons and closed centres (see paragraphs
11, 12, 13 and 14 above).
(31) The State party is invited to submit its fourth periodic report by 22 November 2017.
For that purpose, the Committee will submit a list of issues prior to reporting to the State
party in due course, since the State party has agreed to report to the Committee under the
Optional Protocol procedure.
56.
Burkina Faso
(1)
The Committee considered the initial report of Burkina Faso (CAT/C/BFA/1) at its
1184th and 1187th meetings (CAT/C/SR.1184 and 1187), held on 6 and 7 November 2013,
and adopted the following concluding observations at its 1202nd and 1203rd meetings
(CAT/C/SR.1202 and 1203), held on 19 November 2013.
A.
Introduction
(2)
The Committee welcomes the initial report of Burkina Faso, which is in conformity
with the Committee’s guidelines on reporting. It regrets, however, that the State party
submitted the report 12 years late, which prevented the Committee from assessing
implementation of the Convention by the State party.
(3)
The Committee welcomes the frank dialogue that it held with the high-level
delegation of the State party and the replies given orally to the Committee members’
questions during the consideration of the report.
B.
Positive aspects
(4)
The Committee notes with appreciation that, since the Convention’s entry into force
in February 1999, the State party has ratified or acceded to the international instruments
listed below:
(a)
The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant
Workers and Members of Their Families, 26 November 2003;
(b)
The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women, 10 October 2005;
(c)
The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the
sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and the Optional Protocol to the
Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, 31
March 2006 and 6 July 2007, respectively;
(d)
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional
Protocol, 23 July 2009;
(e)
The International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced
Disappearance, 3 December 2009;
(f)
The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel,
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 7 July 2010;
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