(26) While the Committee welcomes the entry into force of the law eliminating the death penalty, it remains
concerned about the past practice of the State party resulting in failure to inform families of persons sentenced to
death about the time and place of executions and the location of the bodies, which causes them distress.
The State party should ensure that relatives of persons sentenced to death are treated in a humane
manner to avoid further suffering due to the secrecy surrounding executions and that remedial
measures are taken.
(27)
The Committee recommends that the State party consider becoming a party to:
(a)
The Optional Protocol to the Convention;
(b)
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court;
(c)
The core United Nations human rights treaties to which it is not yet a party.
Data Collection
(28) The Committee notes that much information was provided in the State party’s report on a number of
situations, but that this information was not disaggregated in the way requested by the Committee, thereby
hampering the identification of possible patterns of abuse or measures requiring attention.
The State party should provide detailed statistical data in its next periodic report, disaggregated by
gender, ethnicity or nationality, age, geographical region and type and location of place of deprivation
of liberty, on complaints related to cases of torture and other ill-treatment, including those rejected by
the courts, as well as related investigations, prosecutions and disciplinary and penal sanctions, and on
the compensation and rehabilitation provided to the victims.
(29) The Committee invites the State party to submit its core document in accordance with the requirements of the
Common Core Document in the Harmonized Guidelines on Reporting, as approved by the international human
rights treaty bodies and contained in document HRI/GEN/2/Rev.4.
(30) The State party is encouraged to disseminate widely the reports 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
appropriate languages, through official websites, the media and non-governmental organizations.
(31) The Committee requests the State party to provide, within one year, information on its response to the
Committee’s recommendations contained in paragraphs 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 14 above.
(32) The State party is invited to submit its next periodic report, which will be the fourth report,
by 30 December 2011.
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Algeria
(1)
The Committee considered the third periodic report of Algeria (CAT/C/DZA/3) at its 815th and
818th meetings, held on 2 and 5 May 2008 (CAT/C/SR.815 and 818), and adopted the following concluding
observations at its 827th and 828th meetings, held on 13 May 2008 (CAT/C/SR.827 and 828).
A. Introduction
(2)
The Committee welcomes the third periodic report of Algeria, the written replies (CAT/C/DZA/Q/3/Add.1)
to the list of issues (CAT/C/DZA/Q/3) and the additional information provided during the discussion of the report,
while regretting the eight-year delay in its submission. The Committee also welcomes the resumption of
constructive dialogue with the high-level delegation sent by the State party, and is grateful for the exhaustive replies
to the questions raised.
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