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(36) With reference to its previous concluding observations (CAT/C/CR/31/44 (d)), the
Committee recommends that the State party consider ratifying the Rome Statute of the
International Criminal Court.
(37) The Committee invites the State party to ratify the core United Nations human rights
treaties to which it is not yet a party, namely the Convention on the Protection of the Rights
of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and the International Convention
for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
(38) The Committee invites the State party to submit its core document in accordance
with the requirements of the common core document in the harmonized guidelines on
reporting, as approved by the international human rights treaty bodies (HRI/GEN/2/Rev.6).
(39) The State party is encouraged to disseminate widely the reports submitted to the
Committee and the present provisional concluding observations, in appropriate languages,
through official websites, the media and non-governmental organizations.
(40) The Committee requests the State party to provide replies and comments to the
issues raised in the present provisional concluding observations, including the Committee’s
requests for information, by 15 February 2010. Pursuant to rule 66, paragraph 2 (b) of its
rules of procedure, the Committee will review the present provisional concluding
observations in the light of the replies and comments provided by the State party, and adopt
its final concluding observations at its next session.
57.
Austria
(1)
The Committee against Torture considered the fourth and fifth combined periodic
reports of Austria (CAT/C/AUT/4-5) at its 940th and 942nd meetings, held on 5 and 6 May
2010 (CAT/C/SR.940 and 942), and adopted the following conclusions and
recommendations at its 950th meeting (CAT/C/SR.950).
A.
Introduction
(2)
The Committee welcomes the timely submission of the fourth and fifth combined
periodic report of Austria and the replies to the list of issues. However, it regrets that the
report does not follow the Committee’s reporting guidelines.
(3)
The Committee appreciates the constructive efforts made by the high-level
delegation to provide information and additional explanations during the discussion of the
report.
B.
Positive aspects
(4)
The Committee notes with satisfaction that since the consideration of the third
periodic report of the State party, the latter has ratified the following international
instruments:
(a)
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional
Protocol (26 September 2008);
(b)
Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human
Beings (12 October 2006);
(c)
European Convention on the Compensation of Victims of Violent Crimes (30
August 2006).
(5)
The Committee notes the State party’s ongoing efforts to revise its legislation in
order to give effect to the Committee’s recommendations and to enhance the
implementation of the Conventions, including:
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