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The State party should compile statistical data relevant to the monitoring of the
implementation of the Convention at the national level, including disaggregated data
on complaints, investigations, prosecutions and convictions of cases of torture and illtreatment by law enforcement and prison personnel, trafficking, violence, including
domestic and sexual, against women, children and other vulnerable groups as well as
on means of redress, including compensation and rehabilitation, provided to the
victims.
(24) The Committee invites the State party to consider ratifying the other United Nations
human rights treaties to which it is not yet party, namely the Second Optional Protocol to
the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death
penalty and the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights.
(25) The State party is requested to disseminate widely the report submitted to the
Committee and the Committee’s concluding observations, in appropriate languages,
including indigenous, through official websites, the media and non-governmental
organizations.
(26) The Committee requests the State party to provide, by 23 November 2013, followup information in response to the Committee’s recommendations relating to: (a) conducting
prompt, impartial and effective investigations; (b) ensuring or strengthening legal
safeguards for persons detained; and (c) prosecuting suspects and sanctioning perpetrators
of torture or ill-treatment, as contained in paragraphs 8 (a), 15 (a) and 17 (b) of the present
document.
(27) The State party is invited to submit its next report, which will be the seventh
periodic report, by 23 November 2016. 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.
63.
Qatar
(1)
The Committee against Torture considered the second periodic report of Qatar
(CAT/C/QAT/2) at its 1104th and 1107th meetings (CAT/C/SR.1104 and 1107), held on 5
and 6 November 2012, and adopted, at its 1124th meeting (CAT/C/SR.1124), held on 19
November 2012, the following concluding observations.
A.
Introduction
(2)
The Committee welcomes the submission of the second periodic report of Qatar,
which generally followed the reporting guidelines, but regrets that it was submitted after a
delay of more than three years. The Committee emphasized the importance of the timely
submission of reports to ensure a continuous analysis of the implementation of the
Convention in the State party. The Committee appreciated the State party’s written replies
to the list of issues (CAT/C/QAT/Q/2/Add.2), which were provided by the State party in
Arabic and English.
(3)
The Committee notes with appreciation that a high-level delegation met with the
Committee and engaged in a constructive dialogue covering various areas of concern under
the Convention.
B.
Positive aspects
(4)
The Committee welcomes that, since the consideration of the initial report, the State
party has ratified or acceded to the following international instruments:
(a)
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women, on 29 April 2009; and
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