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26.
While the Committee welcomes the entry into force of the law eliminating the death
penalty, it remains concerned about the past practice of the State party resulting in failure to
inform families of persons sentenced to death about the time and place of executions and the
location of the bodies, which causes them distress.
The State party should ensure that relatives of persons sentenced to death are
treated in a humane manner to avoid further suffering due to the secrecy
surrounding executions and that remedial measures are taken.
27.
The Committee recommends that the State party consider becoming a party to the
a)
Optional Protocol to the Convention;
b)
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court; and the
c)
core United Nations human rights treaties to which it is not yet a party.
Data Collection
28.
The Committee notes that much information was provided in the State party’s report on a
number of situations, but that this information was not disaggregated in the way requested by the
Committee, thereby hampering the identification of possible patterns of abuse or measures
requiring attention.
The State party should provide detailed statistical data in its next periodic report,
disaggregated by gender, ethnicity or nationality, age, geographical region and type
and location of place of deprivation of liberty, on complaints related to cases of
torture and other ill-treatment, including those rejected by the courts, as well as
related investigations, prosecutions and disciplinary and penal sanctions, and on the
compensation and rehabilitation provided to the victims.
29.
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 and contained in document
HRI/GEN/2/Rev.4.
30.
The State party is encouraged to disseminate widely the reports it submitted to the
Committee, its replies to the list of issues, the summary records of meetings and the conclusions
and recommendations of the Committee, in appropriate languages, through official websites, the
media and non-governmental organizations.
31.
The Committee requests the State party to provide, within one year, information on its
response to the Committee’s recommendations contained in paragraphs 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 14
above.
32.
The State party is invited to submit its next periodic report, which will be the fourth
report, by 30 December 2011.
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