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(32) The State party is requested to disseminate widely the report submitted to the
Committee, summary records and the present concluding observations, in appropriate
languages, through official websites, the media and non-governmental organizations.
(33) The Committee requests the State party to provide, within one year, follow-up
information in response to the Committee’s recommendations contained in paragraphs 8,
20, 21 and 25 of the present document.
(34) The Committee invites the State party to submit its next treaty-specific report within
the limit of 40 pages. The Committee also invites the State party to update its common core
document (HRI/CORE/1/Add.15/Rev.1) in accordance with the requirements of the
common core document contained in the harmonized guidelines on reporting under the
international human rights treaties (HRI/GEN.2/Rev.6), approved by the Inter-Committee
Meeting of the human rights treaty bodies, and to observe the limit of 80 pages. The treatyspecific document and the common core document together constitute the reporting
obligation of the State party under the Convention.
(35) The State party is invited to submit its next report, which will be the second periodic
report, by 3 June 2015.
57.
Kuwait
(1)
The Committee against Torture considered the second periodic report of Kuwait
(CAT/C/KWT/2) at its 986th and 989th meeting (CAT/C/SR.986 and 989), held on 11 and
12 May 2011, and adopted, at its 1007th meeting (CAT/C/SR.1007), the following
concluding observations.
A.
Introduction
(2)
The Committee welcomes the submission of the second periodic report of Kuwait,
which has been submitted in accordance with the new optional procedure of the Committee
consisting of replies of the State party to a list of issues prepared and transmitted by the
Committee (CAT/C/KWT/Q/2) to allow for a more focused dialogue. However, the
Committee regrets the lack of detailed information of the report, including statistical data,
as well as that the report was submitted nine years late. This has prevented the Committee
from conducting an on-going analysis on the implementation of the Convention in the State
party.
(3)
The Committee notes with appreciation that a high-level delegation from the State
party met with the Committee, and also notes with appreciation the opportunity to engage a
constructive dialogue covering various areas of concern under the Convention.
B.
Positive aspects
(4)
The Committee welcomes the fact that since the consideration of the initial report,
the State party has ratified or acceded to the following international instruments:
(a)
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the
involvement of children in armed conflict;
(b)
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of
children, child prostitution and child pornography.
(5)
The Committee welcomes the establishment of the Higher Committee on Human
Rights in 2008 which is in charge of reviewing existing laws and regulations and proposing
amendments, to integrate fundamental concepts of human rights into school and university
curricula.
(6)
The Committee notes with satisfaction that on 12 May 2010 the State party has
extended invitations to all special procedures mechanisms of the Human Rights Council.
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