A/69/44 cases amounting to violations of the Convention as well as on means of redress, including compensation and rehabilitation, provided to the victims. (23) The Committee invites the State party to consider ratifying the core international human rights instruments to which it is not yet a party, namely the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and their Optional Protocols, as well as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and its Optional Protocol, the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol, and the Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. (24) The State party is requested to disseminate widely the report submitted to the Committee and the Committee’s concluding observations, in appropriate languages, through official websites, the media and non-governmental organizations. (25) The State party is invited to submit its common core document, in accordance with the requirements contained in the harmonized guidelines on reporting under the international human rights treaties (HRI/GEN.2/Rev.6). (26) The Committee requests the State party to provide, by 23 May 2015, follow-up information in response to the Committee’s recommendations related to the prevention of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment, and on impunity, as contained in paragraphs 10 and 11 of the present document. In addition, the Committee requests follow-up information on complaints and investigations and redress, as contained in paragraphs 14 and 16 of the present document. (27) The State party is invited to submit its next report, which will be the second periodic report, by 23 May 2018. For that purpose, the Committee invites the State party to accept, by 23 May 2015, to report under its optional reporting procedure, consisting in the transmittal, by the Committee to the State party, a list of issues prior to the submission of the report. The State party’s response to this list of issues will constitute, under article 19 of the Convention, its next periodic report. 66. Lithuania (1) The Committee against Torture considered the third periodic report of Lithuania (CAT/C/LTU/3) at its 1230th and 1233rd meetings, held on 12 and 13 May 2014 (see CAT/C/SR.1230 and CAT/C/SR.1233), and adopted the following concluding observations at its 1242nd and 1243rd meetings (see CAT/C/SR.1242 and CAT/C/SR.1243), held on 20 May 2014. A. Introduction (2) The Committee expresses its appreciation to the State party for accepting the optional reporting procedure and for having submitted on time its third periodic report (CAT/C/LTU/3) thereunder, as it improves the cooperation between the State party and the Committee and focuses the examination of the report as well as the dialogue with the delegation. (3) The Committee appreciates the quality of its dialogue with the State party’s highlevel multisectoral delegation and of the responses provided orally to the questions and concerns raised during the consideration of the report. B. Positive aspects (4) The Committee welcomes the fact that, since the consideration of the second periodic report, the State party has ratified or acceded to the following international instruments: GE.14-12596 119

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