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their rights in a language they understand and have access to the fundamental legal
safeguards from the moment they are deprived of their liberty, without any
discrimination.
National human rights institution
27.
The Committee notes with concern that the State party has not yet established a
national human rights institution to promote and protect human rights in the State party, in
accordance with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the
promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris Principles) (General Assembly
resolution 48/134, annex) (art. 2).
The State party should establish an independent national human rights
institution, in accordance with the Paris Principles
Data collection
28.
The Committee regrets the absence of comprehensive and disaggregated data on
complaints, investigations, prosecutions and convictions of cases of torture and illtreatment by law enforcement, security, intelligence and prison personnel, as well as on
trafficking, ill-treatment of migrant workers, and domestic and sexual violence.
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 of cases of torture and ill-treatment,
trafficking, ill-treatment of migrant workers and domestic and sexual violence as well
as on compensation and rehabilitation provided to the victims.
29.
The Committee recommends that the State party consider ratifying the Optional
Protocol to the Convention.
30.
The Committee welcomes the commitment of the State party made during the
dialogue to withdraw its reservation to article 20 of the Convention.
31.
The Committee recommends that the State party consider making the declarations
envisaged under articles 21 and 22 of the Convention.
32.
The Committee invites the State party to ratify the core United Nations human rights
treaties to which it is not yet a party, namely, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities, the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and
Members of Their Families and the Convention for the Protection of All Persons from
Enforced Disappearance.
33.
The Committee invites the State party to ratify the Rome Statute on the International
Criminal Court, the Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on
the Reduction of Statelessness.
34.
The Committee invites the State party to present its next periodic report accordance
with its reporting guidelines and to observe the page limit of 40 pages for the treaty-specific
document. The Committee also invites the State party to update its common core document
in accordance with the requirements of the common core document contained in the
harmonized guidelines on reporting under the international human rights treaties
(HRI/GEN.2/Rev.6), approved by the Inter-Committee meeting of the human rights treaty
bodies, and to observe the page limit of 80 pages for the common core document. The
treaty-specific document and the common core document together constitute the reporting
obligation of the State party under the Convention.
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