A/69/44 (b) Provide training on the Istanbul Protocol for medical personnel and other officials involved in dealing with detainees and asylum seekers in the investigation and documentation of cases of torture; and (c) Assess the effectiveness and impact of training programmes on the prevention and absolute prohibition of torture and ill-treatment. Data collection (21) The Committee regrets the absence of comprehensive and disaggregated data on complaints of, investigations into, and prosecutions and convictions for cases of torture and ill-treatment by law-enforcement, security, military and prison personnel, at the criminal and disciplinary levels, as well as on crimes involving discrimination, trafficking, domestic and sexual violence, and female genital mutilation. The State party should compile statistical data relevant to the monitoring of the implementation of the Convention at the national level, including data, at the criminal and disciplinary levels, on complaints of, investigations into, and prosecutions and convictions for cases of torture and ill-treatment, trafficking, domestic and sexual violence, and female genital mutilation, as well as on means of redress, including compensation and rehabilitation, provided to the victims. Other issues (22) The Committee invites the State party to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. (23) The State party is requested to disseminate widely the report submitted to the Committee and the Committee’s concluding observations, in all appropriate languages, through official websites, the media and non-governmental organizations. (24) The Committee requests the State party to provide, by 22 November 2014, followup information in response to the Committee’s recommendations related to: (a) ensuring or strengthening legal safeguards for persons detained; (b) conducting prompt, impartial and effective investigations; and (c) prosecuting suspects and sanctioning perpetrators of torture or ill-treatment, as contained in paragraph 8 (b), (c) and paragraph 9 (a), (c) of the present concluding observations. In addition, the Committee requests follow-up information on domestic violence and ill-treatment of Roma and other minorities, as contained in paragraphs 17 and 18 of the present document. (25) The State party is invited to submit its next report, which will be the seventh periodic report, by 22 November 2017. For that purpose, the Committee will, in due course, submit to the State party a list of issues prior to reporting, considering that the State party has accepted to report to the Committee under the optional reporting procedure. 62. Uzbekistan (1) The Committee against Torture considered the fourth periodic report of Uzbekistan (CAT/C/UZB/4) at its 1172nd and 1175th meetings, held on 29 and 30 October 2013 (CAT/C/SR.1172 and CAT/C/SR.1175), and adopted the following concluding observations at its 1196th and 1197th meetings (CAT/C/SR.1196 and 1197) held on 14 November 2013. A. Introduction (2) The Committee welcomes the timely submission of the fourth periodic report of Uzbekistan and the extensive responses to the list of issues (CAT/C/UZB/Q/4/Add.2) by the State party and the representatives who participated in the oral review. 80 GE.14-12596

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