(34) The Committee further recommends that the State party: (a) Consider making the declaration under articles 21 and 22 of the Convention; (b) Consider becoming party to the Optional Protocol to the Convention; (c) Consider becoming party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court; (d) Consider becoming party to Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II). (35) The State party should provide to the Committee information on the composition, mandate and methods of work of and the investigations and results obtained by the Human Rights Protection Committee, the National Coordination Committee for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights, as well as the human rights cells established within the Police, the Royal Nepalese Army and the Armed Police Force. (36) The Committee requests the State party to provide in its next periodic report detailed statistical data regarding cases of torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment reported to administrative authorities and the related investigations, prosecutions and penal and disciplinary sentences, including details of courts martial, disaggregated by, inter alia, gender, ethnic group, caste, geographical region, and type and location of place of deprivation of liberty, where it occurred, paying particular attention to juveniles in detention. In addition, information is also requested on any compensation and rehabilitation provided to victims. (37) The State party is encouraged to disseminate widely its second periodic report and the conclusions and recommendations, in appropriate languages, through official websites, the media and non-governmental organizations. (38) The Committee requests the State party to provide, within one year, information on its response to the Committee’s recommendations contained in paragraphs 14, 15, 22 (b), 22 (c), 22 (e), 26, 28 and 30 above. (39) The State party is invited to submit its next periodic report, which will be considered as the combined third, fourth and fifth report, by 12 June 2008, the due date of the fifth periodic report. 30. Sri Lanka (1) The Committee considered the second periodic report of Sri Lanka (CAT/C/48/Add.2) at its 671st and 674th meetings (CAT/C/SR.671 and 674), held on 10 and 11 November 2005, and adopted, at its 683rd meeting, the following conclusions and recommendations. A. Introduction (2) The Committee welcomes the submission of the second periodic report of Sri Lanka, which focused on the Committee’s conclusions and recommendations (A/53/44, paras. 243-257) as well as the recommendations from the article 20 inquiry visit in 2000, and is in accordance with the Committee’s guidelines, but notes the delay of five years in the submission of the report. The Committee expresses its appreciation for the dialogue with the State party’s delegation and welcomes the extensive responses to the list of issues in written form, which facilitated discussion between the delegation and Committee members. In addition, the Committee appreciates the delegation’s oral responses to questions raised and concerns expressed during the consideration of the report. 38

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