A/65/44 Contents Chapter I. Organizational and other matters ........................................................................... III. Page 1–29 1 A. States parties to the Convention ..................................................................... 1–3 1 B. Sessions of the Committee ............................................................................. 4 1 C. Membership and attendance at sessions ......................................................... 5 1 D. Solemn declaration by the newly elected member ......................................... 6 1 E. Election of officers ......................................................................................... 7 1 F. Agendas .......................................................................................................... 8–9 2 G. Participation of Committee members in other meetings................................. 10 2 H. Oral report of the Chairperson to the General Assembly ............................... 11 2 I. Activities of the Committee in connection with the Optional Protocol to the Convention .............................................................. 12–13 2 Joint statement on the occasion of the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture ....................................... 14 3 K. Informal meeting with the States parties to the Convention........................... 15 3 L. Participation of non-governmental organizations........................................... 16 3 M. Participation of national human rights institutions ......................................... 17–19 3 N. Rules of procedure.......................................................................................... 20–21 3 O. Reporting guidelines for treaty-specific documents ....................................... 22 4 P. Decision of the Committee to request approval from the General Assembly for additional meeting time in 2011 and 2012................................................ 23–26 4 Q. Informal working groups ................................................................................ 27 4 R. Examination of reports ................................................................................... 28–29 5 Submission of reports by States parties under article 19 of the Convention ........... 30–42 6 J. II. Paragraphs A. Invitation to submit periodic reports............................................................... 32 6 B. Optional reporting procedure.......................................................................... 33–39 6 C. Reminders for overdue initial reports ............................................................. 40–42 7 Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 19 of the Convention.................................................................................... 43–64 9 A. Examination of reports submitted by States parties........................................ 43–48 9 B. Concluding observations on States parties’ reports ........................................ 49–64 10 Azerbaijan ...................................................................................................... 50 10 Colombia ........................................................................................................ 51 18 El Salvador ..................................................................................................... 52 27 Republic of Moldova ...................................................................................... 53 35 Slovakia .......................................................................................................... 54 46 GE.10-44721 (E) 230910 iii

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