A/69/44 (CAT/C/SR.1192 and 1195), and adopted the following concluding observations at its 1205th meeting (CAT/C/SR.1205). A. Introduction (1) The Committee welcomes the submission of the second report of Kyrgyzstan, in response to the list of issues prior to reporting (CAT/C/KGZ/Q/2). However, the Committee regrets that it was submitted 10 years late, which prevented the Committee from conducting an analysis of the implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in the State party following the consideration of its initial report in 1999. (2) The Committee notes with appreciation the participation of a high-level delegation from the State party and the opportunity to engage in a constructive dialogue covering many areas under the Convention. B. Positive aspects (3) The Committee welcomes the fact that, since the consideration of the initial report, the State party has ratified or acceded to the following international instruments: (a) The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (22 July 2002); (b) The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (12 February 2003) and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (13 August 2003); (c) The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (29 September 2003); (d) The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment (29 December 2008); and (e) The Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty (6 December 2010). (4) The Committee notes the ongoing efforts by the State party to reform its legislation, policies and procedures, including: (a) (b) in 2011; The adoption of the new Constitution in 2011; Amendments to the Criminal Code in 2012 and the Criminal Procedure Code (c) The adoption of three decrees (nos. 40, 70 and 75) by the General Prosecutor’s Office in 2011; and (d) C. The abolition of the death penalty in 2007. Principal subjects of concern and recommendations Impunity for, and failure to investigate, widespread acts of torture and ill-treatment (5) The Committee is deeply concerned about the ongoing and widespread practice of torture and ill-treatment of persons deprived of their liberty, in particular while in police custody to extract confessions. These confirm the findings of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (A/HRC/19/61/Add.2, paras. 37 et seq.), and of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (A/HRC/20/12, paras. 40–41). While the Kyrgyz delegation acknowledged that torture is practised in the country, and affirmed its commitment to combat it, the GE.14-12596 35