- 22 (g) The State party should continue to take steps to improve physical conditions in prisons and substantially to reduce the duration of incommunicado detention; (h) The Committee encourages the State party to make the declarations provided for in articles 21 and 22 of the Convention, in order to give better effect to its good intentions to ensure respect for human rights in general and the prohibition of torture in particular; (i) The State party should widely disseminate the Committee’s conclusions and recommendations concerning Benin; (j) The State party should submit its second periodic report, which should have been submitted in April 1997, as soon as possible, in order to comply with the reporting frequency stipulated in article 19 of the Convention. Indonesia 36. The Committee considered the initial report of Indonesia (CAT/C/47/Add.3) at its 492nd and 495th meetings, held on 16 and 19 November 2001 (CAT/C/SR.492 and 495), and adopted the following conclusions and recommendations. A. Introduction 37. The Committee welcomes the initial report of Indonesia, although it notes that the report, due in November 1999, was submitted with more than one year’s delay. It notes that the report mainly addresses legal provisions and lacks detailed information on the implementation of the Convention against Torture in practice. However, the Committee wishes to express its appreciation for the efforts of the State party to provide added information as it engaged in a constructive dialogue with the Committee. 38. The Committee welcomes the clarification made by the State party confirming that it recognized the competence of the Committee as provided for in article 20 of the Convention. 39. The Committee notes that Indonesia has not made the declarations provided for in articles 21 and 22 of the Convention. B. Positive aspects 40. The Committee takes note of the following positive aspects: (a) The ongoing efforts of the State party to reform the legal system and revise its Constitution and legislation in order to safeguard universal human rights, including the right not to be subjected to torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment; (b) The adoption of Act No. 26/2000 on the establishment of human rights courts, which have jurisdiction over gross violations of human rights, including torture, and the State’s assurances that the human rights courts will be operational by early December 2001;