CAT/C/55/3
Further steps in the follow-up procedure
29.
Questions about recommendations for follow-up that have not been fully
implemented and instances where the State party has failed to comply with the procedure
shall be reflected in the list of issues or in the list of issues prior to reporting adopted during
the next reporting cycle under a separate headline, entitled “Follow-up questions from the
previous reporting cycle”. If appropriate, follow-up issues may be repeated in the main
section of the list of issues or in the list of issues prior to reporting in order to maintain the
sequence of topics addressed.
30.
The concluding observations adopted in the framework of the next reporting cycle
shall similarly reflect the outcome of the follow-up procedure, in the light of the
consideration of the periodic report. In case of compliance with the follow-up procedure
and recommendations, this shall be mentioned under the section entitled “Positive aspects”.
In case of remaining follow-up questions, the concern shall be mentioned as the first item in
the section headed “Principal subjects of concern and recommendations”, under the
subheading “Pending follow-up issues from previous the reporting cycle”. Secretariat staff
shall be informed of the requirements set out above to treat these follow-up issues as
distinct from the rest of the list of issues prior to reporting, which may contain an articleby-article list of questions.
Discontinuation of the follow-up procedure
31.
The follow-up procedure can be discontinued only if the Committee considers that
the information submitted by the State party is satisfactory and the recommendations have
been largely implemented (category A). In all other cases, the unimplemented
recommendations will be incorporated into the subsequent reporting cycle.
Committee web page on the follow-up procedure
32.
The recommendations identified for follow-up by the Committee, the information
submitted by States parties, the letters sent by the Rapporteur for follow-up and the
information submitted by national human rights institutions, non-governmental
organizations and other stakeholders are part of the public procedure framing the
submission of reports prepared under article 19 of the Convention and shall be posted on
the Committee web page on the issue.1
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See http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/TreatyBodyExternal/FollowUp.aspx?Treaty=CAT&Lang=en.