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(b)
The corresponding number of investigations, prosecutions and convictions
for acts of torture or ill-treatment that have occurred since the last report was submitted to
the Committee.
(38) While taking note that defendants have the right to lodge a complaint themselves
against what they consider to be libellous or defamatory complaints, the Committee would
also welcome data on the specific measures taken by the State party to protect persons who
report violence by law enforcement officials against acts of intimidation, particularly in the
form of complaints for defamation or possible reprisals.
(39) The Committee would further welcome information concerning the implementation
of the Convention in territories where its armed forces are deployed.
(40) The Committee recommends that the State party widely disseminate the
Committee’s conclusions and recommendations throughout its territory, in all appropriate
languages, through official websites, the press and non-governmental organizations.
(41) The Committee invites the State party to update its core document dated 7 October
1996 (HRI/CORE/1/Add.17/Rev.1), following the harmonized reporting guidelines recently
approved by the international human rights treaty monitoring bodies (HRI/GEN/2/Rev.6).
(42) The Committee requests the State party to provide, within one year, information on
its implementation of the Committee’s recommendations contained in paragraphs 14, 21,
24, 28, 30 and 36 above.
(43)
The State party is invited to submit its seventh periodic report by 14 May 2014.
60.
Jordan
(1)
The Committee considered the second periodic report of Jordan (CAT/C/JOR/2) at
its 932nd and 934th meetings (CAT/C/SR.932 and 934), held on 29 and 30 April 2010, and
adopted, at its 947th and 948th meetings (CAT/C/SR.947 and 948), the following
concluding observations.
A.
Introduction
(2)
The Committee welcomes the submission of the second periodic report of Jordan,
which, while generally following the Committee’s guidelines for reporting, lacks statistical
and practical information on the implementation of the provisions of the Convention and
relevant domestic legislation. The Committee regrets that the report was submitted 13 years
late, which has prevented the Committee from conducting an ongoing analysis of the
implementation of the Convention in the State party.
(3)
The Committee expresses its appreciation for the extensive written responses to its
list of issues (CAT/C/JOR/Q/2/Add.1), which provided important additional information,
and the information about the range of Jordanian institutions that participated in the
preparation of the report. The Committee also appreciates the dialogue with and the
additional oral information provided by the delegation of the State party. The Committee
regrets that the delegation did not include representatives of the General Intelligence
Directorate who had also been involved in the preparation of the report.
B.
Positive aspects
(4)
The Committee welcomes that, in the period since the consideration of the initial
report, the State party has ratified or acceded to the following international instruments:
(a)
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, in May
2009, and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially
Women and Children, supplementing the Convention, in June 2009;
(b)
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Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in March 2008;
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