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D.
Solemn declaration by the newly elected members
7.
At the Committee’s 1210th meeting, on 28 April 2014, Jens Modvig and Kening
Zhang made the solemn declaration upon assuming their duties, in accordance with rule 14
of the revised rules of procedure (CAT/C/3/Rev.6).
8.
At the 1232nd meeting, on 13 May 2014, Ms. Pradhan-Malla, who replaced Mr.
Sharma, made the solemn declaration upon assuming her duties, in accordance with rule 14
of the rules of procedure.
E.
Election of officers
9.
At the fifty-second session, on 28 April 2014, the Committee elected Claudio
Grossman as Chairperson, Essadia Belmir, Felice Gaer and George Tugushi as ViceChairpersons and Satyabhooshun Gupt Domah as Rapporteur.
10.
At the same session, on 23 May 2014, the Committee designated:
(a)
Mr. Modvig as Rapporteur for follow-up to concluding observations under
article 19 of the Convention, pursuant to rule 72 of the rules of procedure;
(b)
Mr. Domah as Rapporteur on new complaints and interim measures, pursuant
to rule 104 of the rules of procedure;
(c)
Mr. Domah as Rapporteur for follow-up on decisions adopted under article
22 of the Convention, pursuant to rule 120 of the rules of procedure;
F.
(d)
Mr. Tugushi as rapporteur on reprisals under article 19 (redesignated);
(e)
Alessio Bruni as rapporteur on reprisals under articles 20 and 22.
Agendas
11.
At its 1170th meeting, on 28 October 2013, the Committee adopted the items listed
in the provisional agenda submitted by the Secretary-General (CAT/C/51/1) as the agenda
of its fifty-first session.
12.
At its 1210th meeting, on 28 April 2014, the Committee adopted the items listed in
the provisional agenda submitted by the Secretary-General (CAT/C/52/1) as the agenda of
its fifty-second session.
G.
Participation of Committee members in other meetings
13.
During the period under consideration, Committee members participated in various
meetings organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights (OHCHR):
(a)
The international expert conference entitled “Vienna+20: Advancing the
Protection of Human Rights: Achievements, Challenges and Perspectives 20 Years after the
World Conference”, held in Vienna on 27 and 28 June 2013, on the occasion of the
twentieth anniversary of the World Conference on Human Rights, was attended by Mr.
Grossman (Chairperson);
(b)
A side event of the sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly, entitled
“Reviewing the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (SMR) –
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