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19.
At its twenty-fifth session the Committee was informed by its Chairman about the
outcome of the twelfth meeting of persons chairing the human rights treaty bodies, which had
been held at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 5 to 8 June 2000.
20.
Also at its twenty-fifth session, Ms. Gaer, Rapporteur on torture and gender issues, and
Mr. Gaspar, Rapporteur on children and torture issues, briefed the Committee about
developments in those fields.
III. SUBMISSION OF REPORTS BY STATES PARTIES UNDER
ARTICLE 19 OF THE CONVENTION
Action taken by the Committee to ensure the submission of reports
21.
The Committee considered the status of submission of reports under article 19 of the
Convention at its twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth sessions. The Committee had before it the
following documents:
(a)
Notes by the Secretary-General concerning initial reports of States parties which
were due from 1988 to 2001 (CAT/C/5, 7, 9, 12, 16/Rev.1, 21/Rev.1, 24, 28/Rev.1, 32/Rev.2,
37, 42, 47, 52 and 58);
(b)
Notes by the Secretary-General concerning second periodic reports which were
due from 1992 to 2001 (CAT/C/17, 20/Rev.1, 25, 29, 33, 38, 43, 48, 53 and 59);
(c)
Notes by the Secretary-General concerning third periodic reports which were due
from 1996 to 2000 (CAT/C/34, 39, 44, 49, 54 and 60);
(d)
Notes by the Secretary-General concerning fourth periodic reports which are due
in 2001 (CAT/C/55 and 61).
22.
The Committee was informed that, in addition to the 14 reports that were considered by
the Committee at its twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth sessions (see chap. IV, paras. 77-136), the
Secretary-General had received the initial reports of Benin (CAT/C/21/Add.3), Indonesia
(CAT/C/47/Add.3), Saudi Arabia (CAT/C/42/Add.2) and Zambia (CAT/C/47/Add.2); the second
periodic reports of Uzbekistan (CAT/C/53/Add.1) and Venezuela (CAT/C/33/Add.5); the third
periodic reports of Luxembourg (CAT/C/34/Add.14), the Russian Federation
(CAT/C/34/Add.15) and Israel (CAT/C/54/Add.1); and the fourth periodic reports of
Denmark (CAT/C/55/Add.2), Egypt (CAT/C/55/Add.6), Norway (CAT/C/55/Add.4),
Spain (CAT/C/55/Add.5), Sweden (CAT/C/55/Add.3) and Ukraine CAT/C/55/Add.1).
23.
In addition, the Committee was informed by the secretariat about the situation of overdue
reports. As at 18 May 2001, the situation was as follows: