REPORTING TO THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY BODIES TRAINING GUIDE: Part I — Manual
Examples of recommendations made by the Committees requesting information for a follow-up
report
CAT
29. The Committee requests the State party to provide, by 31 May 2014, follow-up 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 paragraphs 10, 11 and 15 of the present concluding
observations. In addition, the Committee requests follow-up information on remedies
and redress to the victims, as contained in paragraph 19 of the present concluding
observations.38
CEDAW
50. The Committee requests the State party to provide, within two years, written information on
the steps taken to implement the recommendations contained in paragraphs 15 and 21 (a),
(b) and (c) above.39
HRCttee
26. In accordance with rule 71, paragraph 5, of the Committee’s rules of procedure, the State
party should provide, within one year, relevant information on its implementation of the
Committee’s recommendations made in paragraphs 7, 10 and 23 above.40
CERD
17. In accordance with article 9, paragraph 1, of the Convention and rule 65 of its amended
rules of procedure, the Committee requests the State party to provide information, within
one year of the adoption of the present concluding observations, on its follow-up to the
recommendations contained in paragraphs 6, 8 and 12 above.41
CED
41. In accordance with the Committee’s rules of procedure, by 19 April 2014 at the latest, the
State party should provide relevant information on its implementation of the Committee’s
recommendations as contained in paragraphs 14, 22 and 36.42
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The same format and manner of submission (Word, an electronic format) used for a regular report,
applies to a follow-up report (see Section 4.1.3, Format of the reports). The word limit for replies is
3,500 words. Below is an excerpt from a State party’s follow-up report to CAT.
38 CAT/C/GBR/CO/2
39 See CEDAW/C/KHM/CO/4-5
40 See CCPR/C/AGO/CO/1
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41 See CERD/C/JAM/CO/16-20
42 See CED/C/URY/CO/1
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