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37.
Between 16 May 2020 and 28 April 2021, follow-up reports were received from the
following States parties, in the order of receipt: Iraq (CAT/C/IRQ/FCO/1, 4 June 2020);
Mexico (CAT/C/MEX/FCO/7, 23 June 2020); Paraguay (CAT/C/PRY/FCO/7, 29 June 2020);
Cameroon (CAT/C/CMR/FCO/5, 14 July 2020); Germany (CAT/C/DEU/FCO/6, 20 July
2020); Greece (CAT/C/GRC/FCO/7, 19 August 2020); United Kingdom
(CAT/C/GBR/FCO/6, 21 August 2020); Viet Nam (CAT/C/VNM/FCO/1, 11 September
2020); Democratic Republic of the Congo (CAT/C/COD/FCO/2, 18 September 2020);
Poland (CAT/C/POL/FCO/7, 19 November 2020); Portugal (CAT/C/PRT/FCO/7, 25
November 2020); Belarus (CAT/C/BLR/FCO/5, 30 November 2020); Latvia
(CAT/C/LVA/FCO/6, 3 December 2020); Cyprus (CAT/C/CYP/FCO/5, 4 December 2020);
Uzbekistan (CAT/C/UZB/FCO/5, 24 December 2020); and South Africa
(CAT/C/ZAF/FCO/2, 20 April 2021).
38.
The Rapporteur expressed appreciation for the information provided by those States
parties regarding measures taken to implement their obligations under the Convention. He
assessed the responses received as to whether all the issues identified by the Committee for
follow-up had been addressed by the State party and whether the information provided
responded to the Committee’s concerns and recommendations. The Rapporteur
communicated with States parties under the follow-up procedure once their report was
received and assessed. Such communications reflected the analysis carried out by the
Rapporteur and specified the pending issues. During the period under review, such
communications were sent in letters to Iraq (23 July 2020), Mauritania (30 July 2020),
Guatemala (5 August 2020), Canada (12 August 2020), Germany (4 September 2020), the
United Kingdom (4 September 2020), Mexico (24 September 2020), Viet Nam (29
September 2020), Greece (15 October 2020), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (4
November 2020), Poland (1 March 2021), Portugal (1 March 2021), Cyprus (29 March 2021),
Latvia (29 March 2021), Belarus (6 April 2021) and Uzbekistan (12 April 2021).12
39.
The Rapporteur also expressed appreciation for the information submitted by national
human rights institutions, human rights NGOs and civil society groups under the follow-up
procedure. As at 28 April 2021, the Committee had received follow-up reports from such
sources in relation to the reports on the following, in the order of receipt: United Kingdom
(four submissions from different sources), Mexico, Bangladesh, Belarus (two submissions
from different sources) and the Russian Federation. 13
V. Activities of the Committee under article 20 of the
Convention
40.
The Committee’s work under article 20 of the Convention continued during the period
under review.
41.
In the framework of the Committee’s follow-up activities, the rapporteurs on article
20 continued to carry out activities aimed at encouraging States parties on which inquiries
had been conducted and the results of such inquiries had been published to take measures to
implement the Committee’s recommendations.
VI. Consideration of complaints under article 22 of the
Convention
A.
Introduction
42.
Under article 22 of the Convention, individuals who claim to be victims of a violation
by a State party of the provisions of the Convention may submit a complaint to the Committee
for consideration, subject to the conditions laid down in that article. Sixty-nine States parties
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Communications sent by the Rapporteur for follow-up to concluding observations are available from
the web page for follow-up.
Those submissions are also available from the web page for follow-up.
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