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(c)
Statistics on complaints of alleged torture and action taken;
(d)
Statistics on corruption among law enforcement officials and penalties imposed;
(e) Statistics on cases of extradition, expulsion or refoulement, including information on
the handing over of detainees under subregional agreements;
(f) Statistics on violence against women and children and outcomes of proceedings
instituted.
30. The Committee welcomes the assurances provided by the delegation that information
would be submitted regarding the questions that remained unanswered, including information on
the situation of the 13-year-old girl raped by three male nurses in April 2005, on the proceedings
initiated and penalties imposed.
31. The State party is encouraged to disseminate widely the reports submitted by Benin to the
Committee and the latter’s conclusions and recommendations, in appropriate languages, through
official websites, the media and non-governmental organizations.
32. The Committee invites the State party to update its core document in accordance with the
harmonized guidelines on reporting, approved recently by the international human rights treaty
monitoring bodies (HRI/GEN/2/Rev.4).
33. The Committee takes note of the undertaking given by the State party’s delegation to
implement the Committee’s recommendations and requests the State party to provide, within one
year, information on action taken in response to the Committee’s recommendations on the
necessary review of the draft Criminal Code and the draft Code of Criminal procedure and on the
recommendations contained in paragraphs 11 and 18 above.
34. Having concluded that during the consideration of the State party’s report sufficient
information was presented to make up for the delay in submitting its second report, the
Committee requests the State party to submit its next periodic report, which will be considered as
its third periodic report, by 30 December 2011.
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