A/72/44 Summary The present annual report covers the period from 14 May 2016 to 12 May 2017, during which the Committee against Torture held its fifty-eighth, fifty-ninth and sixtieth sessions. As at 12 May 2017, there were 161 States parties to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. During the period under review, the Committee considered, and adopted concluding observations on, 17 reports submitted under article 19 of the Convention (see chap. III). At its fifty-eighth session, it considered the reports of Burundi, Honduras, Kuwait and Mongolia. At its fifty-ninth session, it considered the reports of Armenia, Ecuador, Finland, Monaco, Namibia, Sri Lanka and Turkmenistan, as well as the situation in Cabo Verde, in the absence of a report. At its sixtieth session, it considered the reports of Afghanistan, Argentina, Bahrain, Lebanon, Pakistan and the Republic of Korea. The Committee deplores the fact that some States parties do not comply with their reporting obligations under article 19 of the Convention. At the time of reporting, there were 27 States parties with overdue initial reports and 38 States parties with overdue periodic reports (see chap. II). The Committee’s procedure for following up on concluding observations continued to develop during the reporting period (see chap. IV). The Committee expresses its appreciation to those States parties that have provided timely and thorough information to the Rapporteur for follow-up under article 19. The Committee’s procedure under article 20 continued during the reporting period with an inquiry on Egypt (see chap. V). Under article 22 of the Convention, the Committee adopted 35 decisions on the merits and declared 3 communications admissible and 6 communications inadmissible. Consideration of complaints was discontinued in 18 cases (see chap. VI). A total of 825 complaints have been registered since the entry into force of the Convention, including 75 since the writing of the previous report. The Committee’s workload under article 22 continues to grow, as demonstrated by the large number of complaints registered during the reporting period. At the end of the sixtieth session, 175 complaints were pending consideration (see chap. VI). The Committee again notes that some States have failed to implement the decisions adopted on complaints. The Committee has continued to seek to ensure implementation of its decisions through its Rapporteurs for follow-up to article 22 (see chap. VI). The Committee held a public consultation on a draft revised general comment on article 3 of the Convention (see chap. I). It also paid particular attention to reprisals and requested a special report from Burundi (see chaps. I and II). GE.17-10174 (E) iii