A/69/44 (29) The State party is invited to submit its next report, which will be the sixth 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. 59. Mozambique (1) The Committee against Torture considered the initial report of Mozambique (CAT/C/MOZ/1) at its 1171st and 1173rd meetings, held on 28 and 29 October 2013 (CAT/C/SR.1171 and 1173), and adopted the following concluding observations at its 1197th meeting, held on 14 November 2013 (CAT/C/SR.1197). A. Introduction (2) The Committee welcomes the initial report of Mozambique (CAT/C/MOZ/1). However, the Committee regrets that the report does not fully conform to the Committee’s guidelines on the form and content of initial reports (CAT/C/4/Rev.3), and that it was submitted with a 12-year delay, which prevented the Committee from conducting an analysis of the implementation of the Convention in the State party following its accession in 1999. (3) The Committee is grateful to the State party for the constructive and frank dialogue held with its high-level delegation and the additional information that was provided during the consideration of the report. B. Positive aspects (4) The Committee welcomes the State party’s ratification of the following international instruments: (a) The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, on 4 November 2008; (b) The Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and on the involvement of children in armed conflict, on 6 March 2003 and 19 October 2004, respectively; (c) The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto, on 30 January 2012; and (d) The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, on 19 August 2013. (5) The Committee welcomes the following legislative measures taken by the State party in areas of relevance to the Convention: (a) The promulgation on 16 November 2004 (rev. 2007) of the Constitution, which establishes the overall framework for the protection of human rights, notably in Title III (Fundamental rights, duties and freedoms). Article 40 of the Constitution provides that “All citizens shall have the right to life and to physical and moral integrity and they shall not be subjected to torture or to cruel or inhuman treatment” and that “There shall be no death penalty in the Republic of Mozambique”; (b) The adoption of Act No. 6/2008 on preventing and combating trafficking in persons, especially women and children, on 9 July 2008; and (c) The adoption of Act No. 29/2009 on domestic violence practised against women, on 29 September 2009. 54 GE.14-12596