(a)
Statistics on the capacity and population of every prison in Chad, including data disaggregated by sex
and by age group (adults/children) and the number of pretrial detainees;
(b)
Statistics on violence in detention centres, police stations and gendarmeries;
(c)
Statistics on complaints of alleged torture, and action taken;
(d)
Statistics on corruption among law-enforcement officials and penalties imposed;
(e)
Statistics on cases of extradition, expulsion and refoulement;
(f)
Statistics on violence against women and children and outcomes of proceedings instituted.
(41) The State party is encouraged to disseminate widely its reports to the Committee, as well as the Committee’s
concluding observations, in appropriate languages and by all appropriate means, including through the media and
NGOs.
(42) The Committee invites the State party to update its core document (HRI/CORE/1/Add.888) in accordance
with the harmonized guidelines on reporting, approved recently by the international human rights treaty monitoring
bodies (HRI/GEN/2/Rev.5).
(43) The Committee requests the State party to provide it with information on follow-up to the Committee’s
recommendations contained in paragraphs 13, 17, 22, 24, 28 and 34 above, within one year.
(44)
The Committee requests the State party to submit its second periodic report by 15 May 2012.
47.
Chile
(1)
The Committee considered the fifth periodic report of Chile (CAT/C/CHL/5) at its 877th and 879th meetings,
held on 4 and 5 May 2009 (CAT/C/SR.877 and 879), and adopted the following concluding observations at its
891st meeting (CAT/C/SR.891).
A. Introduction
(2)
The Committee welcomes the fifth periodic report of Chile and expresses its appreciation for the constructive
dialogue it has had with the high-level delegation and for the frank and clear written replies provided to the
questions raised by the Committee.
(3)
The Committee notes with satisfaction that in the period since its consideration of the fourth periodic report
of the State party, the latter has ratified:
(a)
The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment, which entered into force for the State party on 11 January 2009;
(b)
The International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples
in Independent Countries (No. 169) on 15 September 2008.
(4)
The Committee welcomes the efforts being made by the State party to amend its legislation and adapt its
legal system to guarantee application of the principles contained in the Convention. The Committee also welcomes
the Government’s commitment to preparing a new criminal code that will include an improved definition of the
offence of torture.
(5)
The Committee also takes note with appreciation of the constitutional reforms introduced in 2005 and
welcomes the full application of the new Code of Criminal Procedure throughout the country.
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