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continuing reports of violence and discrimination against the LGBT community, as shown
by the allegations of death threats against LGBT activist Zdravko Cimbaljević. (arts. 2 and
16)
The State party should take effective measures to protect the LGBT community from
attacks and abuse, inter alia, by ensuring that all acts of violence are promptly,
effectively and impartially investigated and prosecuted, that perpetrators are brought
to justice and that victims are provided with redress.
Data collection
24.
The Committee regrets the absence of comprehensive and disaggregated data on
complaints, investigations, prosecutions and convictions regarding cases of torture and illtreatment by law enforcement and prison personnel, on inter-prisoner violence, as well as
on gender-based violence, domestic violence and trafficking.
The State party should compile statistical data relevant to the monitoring of the
implementation of the Convention at the national level, including data on complaints,
investigations, prosecutions and convictions regarding the above-mentioned cases of
torture and ill-treatment, on inter-prisoner violence, and on gender-based violence,
domestic violence and trafficking, as well as on the means of redress, including
compensation and rehabilitation, provided to the victims. Such data should be
submitted to the Committee when compiled.
Other issues
25.
The Committee recommends that the State party strengthen its cooperation with
United Nations human rights mechanisms, and its efforts for the implementation of their
recommendations. The State party should take further steps to ensure a well-coordinated,
transparent and publicly accessible approach to overseeing implementation of its
obligations under the United Nations human rights mechanisms, including the Convention.
26.
The Committee invites the State party to ratify the International Convention on the
Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.
27.
The State party is encouraged to disseminate widely the report that 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 all appropriate languages, through
official websites, the media and non-governmental organizations.
28.
The Committee requests the State party to provide, by 23 May 2015, follow-up
information in response to the Committee’s recommendations relating to (a) ensuring or
strengthening legal safeguards for detained persons; (b) conducting prompt, impartial and
effective investigations and (c) prosecuting suspects and sanctioning perpetrators of torture
or ill-treatment, in accordance with paragraphs 7, 13 and 14 of the present concluding
observations.
29.
The State party is invited to submit its next report, which will be the third periodic
report, by 23 May 2018. To that end, the Committee will, in due course, submit to the State
party a list of issues prior to reporting, in view of the fact that the State party has accepted
to report to the Committee under the optional reporting procedure.
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