A/67/44 (33) The Committee recommends that the State party consider ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention. (34) The Committee recommends that the State party consider making the declarations under articles 21 and 22 of the Convention. (35) The Committee invites the State party to consider ratifying the core United Nations human rights treaties to which it is not yet a party. (36) The State party is encouraged to disseminate widely the reports submitted by Sri Lanka to the Committee and these concluding observations, in appropriate languages, through official websites, the media and non-governmental organizations. (37) The State party is invited to update its common core document (HRI/CORE/LKA/2008), in accordance with the requirements of the common core document contained in the harmonized guidelines on reporting under the international human rights treaties (HRI/GEN.2/Rev.6). (38) The Committee requests the State party to provide, by 25 November 2012, followup information in response to the Committee’s recommendations related to (1) ensuring or strengthening legal safeguards for persons detained, (2) conducting, prompt, impartial and effective investigations, and (3) prosecuting suspects and sanctioning perpetrators of torture or ill-treatment, as contained in paragraphs 7, 11, 18 and 21 of the present document. In addition, the Committee requests follow-up information on remedies and redress to the victims addressed in those paragraphs. (39) The State party is invited to submit its next report, which will be the fifth periodic report, by 25 November 2015. To that purpose, the Committee invites the State party to accept, by 25 November 2012, to report under its optional reporting procedure, consisting in the transmittal, by the Committee to the State party, of a list of issues prior to the submission of the periodic report. The State party’s response to this list of issues will constitute, under article 19 of the Convention, its next periodic report. 60. Albania (1) The Committee against Torture considered the second periodic report of Albania (CAT/C/ALB/2), at its 1060th and 1063rd meetings (CAT/C/SR.1060 and 1063), held on 8 and 9 May 2012. At its 1084th meeting (CAT/C/SR.1084), held on 25 May 2012, it adopted the following concluding observations. A. Introduction (2) The Committee welcomes the submission of the second periodic report by the State party although it was submitted after a delay of almost two years. The Committee notes that the State party’s report generally complied with the reporting guidelines, albeit it lacked specific data, disaggregated by sex, age and nationality, in particular about acts of torture and ill-treatment by law enforcement officials. (3) The Committee appreciates the open and constructive dialogue with the State party’s inter-departmental delegation covering all areas under the Convention. The Committee also appreciates the submission by the State party of the detailed written replies to the list of issues that it provided in advance of the session to facilitate the consideration of its report. B. Positive aspects (4) The Committee welcomes the ratification by the State party of the following international instruments: (a) International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, on 5 June 2007; GE.12-44492 97

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