A/68/44 concluding observations at its 1165th and 1166th meetings (CAT/C/SR.1165 and 1166), held on 29 and 30 May 2013. A. Introduction (2) The Committee welcomes the second periodic report of Bolivia, although it regrets that the report was submitted seven years after it was due and that it conforms only partially to the general reporting guidelines (CAT/C/14/Rev.1). (3) The Committee appreciates the State party’s written replies (CAT/C/BOL/Q/2/Add.2) to its list of issues (CAT/C/BOL/Q/2/Add.1), along with the supplementary information provided during the consideration of the periodic report. It also appreciates the dialogue held with the State party’s delegation, although it regrets that some of its questions went unanswered. B. Positive aspects (4) The Committee commends the State party for having made the declarations provided for in articles 21 and 22 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment on 14 February 2006 and for having ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention on 23 May 2006. (5) The Committee notes with satisfaction that, since its consideration of the initial report in May 2001, the State party has ratified or acceded to the following international human rights instruments: (a) The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (3 June 2003); (b) The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (22 December 2004); (c) The International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (17 December 2008); (d) The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto (16 November 2009). (6) The Committee welcomes the amendments made in the State party’s legislation, in particular: (a) The promulgation of the Constitution, which establishes the overall framework for the protection of human rights, notably in title II, which deals with fundamental rights and guarantees, on 9 February 2009; (b) The promulgation of Act No. 358 of 17 April 2013, whereby the State party approved the decision to ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty; (c) The promulgation of Comprehensive Act No. 348 of 27 February 2013, which provides guarantees for women’s right to a life free of violence; (d) The promulgation of Comprehensive Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act No. 263 of 31 July 2012; (e) The promulgation of Refugee Protection Act No. 251 of 20 June 2012 and its implementing regulations, which were approved by Supreme Decree No. 1440 of 19 December 2012, and Migration Act No. 370 of 8 May 2013; (f) 94 The Jurisdiction Demarcation Act (Act No. 073) of 29 December 2010; GE.13-46043