The State party should take effective measures to prosecute and punish trafficking in persons and provide recovery services to victims on a needs basis, unrelated to whether they collaborate with investigations. (33) The Committee, while noting efforts to criminalize female genital mutilation at the State and Territory level, remains concerned over the absence of a Federal provision and the overall lack of investigations and prosecutions. The State party should ensure that the prohibition of female genital mutilation is introduced into the Federal Criminal Code. The State party should also increase prevention measures and detection and investigation efforts, as well as, prosecutions as appropriate. (34) The Committee encourages the State party to speedily conclude its internal consultation and ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention in order to strengthen the prevention against torture. (35) The Committee notes with appreciation the State party’s previous contributions to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture and encourages it to resume its support. (36) The Committee requests the State party to provide in its next periodic report detailed statistical data, disaggregated by crime, ethnicity, age and sex, on complaints relating to torture and ill-treatment allegedly committed by law enforcement officials and on the related investigations, prosecutions, and penal or disciplinary sanctions. The report should also include statistics on pretrial detainees and convicted prisoners, disaggregated by crime, ethnicity, age and sex. Information is further requested on compensation and rehabilitation provided to the victims. (37) The Committee requests the State party to provide, within one year, information on its response to the Committee’s recommendations contained in paragraphs 9, 10, 11 and 25 above. (38) The State party is encouraged to disseminate widely the reports submitted to the Committee and the concluding observations and summary records of the Committee to the media and non-governmental organizations, through official websites. (39) The State party is invited to submit its next periodic report, which will be considered as the fifth periodic report, by 30 June 2012 at the latest. 40. Costa Rica (1) The Committee considered the second periodic report of Costa Rica (CAT/C/CRI/2) at its 818th and 821st meetings, held on 5 and 6 May 2008 (CAT/C/SR.818 and 821), and, at its 830th and 831st meetings (CAT/C/SR.830 and 831), adopted the following concluding observations. A. Introduction (2) The Committee notes with satisfaction the presentation of the second periodic report of Costa Rica, welcomes the sincere and open dialogue with the delegation from the State party and expresses appreciation for the written replies to the list of issues (CAT/C/CRI/Q/2/Add.1 and 2), which facilitated the discussions between the delegation and the Committee members. The Committee also thanks the delegation for the replies given to the questions posed and the concerns expressed during consideration of the report. B. Positive aspects (3) The Committee notes with appreciation that during the period since the initial report was considered, the State party has ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, as well as the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. 53

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