A/67/44 strengthening legal safeguards for detainees; (b) conducting, prompt, impartial and effective investigations; and (c) prosecuting suspects and sanctioning perpetrators of torture or ill-treatment, as contained in paragraphs 12, 13, 16 and 17 of the present document. (30) The State party is invited to submit its next report, which will be the seventh periodic report, by 1 June 2016. To that purpose, the Committee invites the State party to accept, by 1 June 2013, to report under its optional reporting procedure, consisting in the transmittal, by the Committee to the State party, of a list of issues prior to the submission of the periodic report. The State party’s response to this list of issues will constitute, under article 19 of the Convention, its next periodic report. 63. Cuba (1) The Committee against Torture considered the second periodic report of Cuba (CAT/C/CUB/2) at its 1078th and 1081st meetings (CAT/C/SR.1078 and CAT/C/SR.1081), held on 22 and 23 May 2012, and adopted the following conclusions and recommendations at its 1089th and 1090th meetings (CAT/C/SR.1089 and CAT/C/SR.1090). A. Introduction (2) The Committee welcomes the second periodic report of Cuba and expresses appreciation for the opportunity to renew constructive dialogue with the State party. However, it notes that the periodic report, which was submitted more than nine years late, does not fully conform to the reporting guidelines. (3) The Committee appreciates the written replies to the list of issues (CAT/C/CUB/Q/2/Add.1) as well as the supplementary information provided during consideration of the periodic report. The Committee also appreciates the dialogue with the delegation, but regrets that some of the questions put to the State party were not answered. B. Positive aspects (4) The Committee notes with satisfaction that, since the initial report was considered, the State party has ratified the following instruments: (a) The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (25 September 2001); (b) The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (9 February 2007); (c) 2007); and The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (6 September (d) The International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (2 February 2009). (5) The Committee also welcomes the State party’s efforts to amend its policies and procedures to ensure greater protection for human rights and apply the provisions of the Convention, in particular: (a) Approval of a master plan for investment in the prison system, due to be implemented progressively until 2017; (b) Continuation of the State party’s scholarship programme for refugees which enables them to pursue secondary, university or higher secondary education and is currently benefiting 366 refugees, most of them Saharawis; (c) The continuing work of the National Group for the Prevention and Treatment of Domestic Violence. GE.12-44492 123