National minorities and non-citizens
(20) The Committee notes with concern reports of ill-treatment of and discrimination against persons belonging to
national minorities and non-citizens by law enforcement officials, especially the police (arts. 11 and 16).
The State party should strengthen its efforts to combat ill-treatment of and discrimination against
persons belonging to national minorities and non-citizens by law enforcement officials.
Trafficking
(21) The Committee is concerned about persistent reports of trafficking in women and children for sexual and
other exploitative purposes. The Committee regrets the lack of information about any assistance provided to victims
of trafficking and training of law enforcement personnel and other relevant groups (arts. 2, 10 and 16).
The State party should continue to take effective measures to prosecute and punish trafficking in
persons, including by strictly applying relevant legislation, raising awareness of the problem, and
including the issue in training of law enforcement personnel and other relevant groups.
(22) The Committee requests the State party to provide in its next periodic report detailed statistical data,
disaggregated by crime, ethnicity, age and sex, on complaints relating to torture and ill-treatment allegedly
committed by law enforcement officials and on the related investigations, prosecutions, and penal or disciplinary
sanctions. Information is further requested on any compensation and rehabilitation provided to the victims.
(23) The State party is encouraged to disseminate widely the reports submitted by Hungary to the Committee
and the conclusions and recommendations, in appropriate languages, through official websites, the media and
non-governmental organizations.
(24) The Committee requests the State party to provide, within one year, information on its response to the
Committee’s recommendations contained in paragraphs 7, 9, 12 and 17 above.
(25) The State party is invited to submit its fifth and sixth periodic reports which will be considered as its sixth
periodic report by 31 December 2010.
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Mexico
(1)
The Committee considered the fourth periodic report of Mexico (CAT/C/55/Add.12) at its 728th
and 731st meetings, held on 8 and 9 November 2006 (CAT/C/SR.728 and CAT/C/SR.731), and, at its 747th meeting
held on 21 November 2006 (CAT/C/SR.747), adopted the following concluding observations.
A. Introduction
(2)
The Committee welcomes the submission of the fourth periodic report of Mexico and the constructive and
fruitful dialogue with the competent and high-level delegation. The Committee also expresses appreciation to the
State party for its detailed responses to the list of issues, and for the additional information presented by the
delegation.
B. Positive aspects
(3)
The Committee welcomes the State party’s completely open attitude to international human rights monitoring
mechanisms in recent years, and in particular the submission of the State party’s reports to six of the seven human
rights treaty bodies in recent months.
(4)
The Committee commends the State party on ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention against
Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment on 11 April 2005. This introduced into
the State party’s legal system an additional tool for prevention in efforts to combat torture, and confirmed the State
party’s resolve to combat and eradicate this practice.
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