(23) The State party is encouraged to disseminate widely its initial periodic report, summary records and the
conclusions and recommendations, in appropriate languages, through official websites, the media and
non-governmental organizations.
(24) The Committee welcomes the assurances given by the delegation that written information will be submitted
regarding the questions that remained unanswered, including information on the period from 1995 to 1999 and on
the arrest of Mahmadruzi Iskandarov.
(25) The Committee requests the State party to provide, within one year, information on its response to the
Committee’s recommendations contained in paragraphs 7, 16, 17 and 19 above.
(26) The State party is invited to submit its next periodic report, which will be considered as the second periodic
report, by 31 December 2008.
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Denmark
(1)
The Committee considered the fifth periodic report of Denmark, including Greenland, (CAT/C/81/Add.1
(Part I) and CAT/C/81/Add.2, Part II) at its 757th and 760th meetings, held on 2 and 3 May 2007 (CAT/C/SR.757
and CAT/C/SR.760), and adopted, at its 773rd meeting on 14 May 2007 (CAT/C/SR.773), the following
conclusions and recommendations.
A. Introduction
(2)
The Committee welcomes the submission of the State party’s fifth periodic report which was submitted on
time and follows the Committee’s guidelines for reporting. The Committee welcomes the information provided on
the measures taken to follow-up to the Committee’s previous recommendations and on Greenland’s judicial system
and its reform in the second part of the State party’s report (CAT/C/81/Add.2, Part II). The Committee also
welcomes the State party’s thorough written replies to the list of issues (CAT/C/DNK/Q/5/Rev.1/Add.1), which
provided additional information on the legislative, administrative, judicial and other measures taken by the State
party in order to prevent acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
(3)
The Committee notes with satisfaction the constructive efforts made by the multi-sectoral delegation of the
State party to provide additional information and explanation during the dialogue.
B. Positive aspects
(4)
The Committee welcomes the State party’s ongoing efforts to improve conditions in prisons, including the
additional resources allocated to administer the daily occupancy rates. In particular, the Committee welcomes the
State party’s efforts to introduce alternative measures to custodial ones, such as the use of electronic monitoring, so
called “tagging”.
(5)
With regard to traumatized refugees and their families residing in Denmark, the Committee notes with
appreciation funds allocated to special projects, which are set to run until 2010, to facilitate their rehabilitation and
improve their living conditions.
(6)
The Committee also notes with appreciation the State party’s decision to allocate additional funds to improve
the living conditions in asylum centres, in particular the living conditions of families with children.
(7)
The Committee welcomes the State party’s cooperation with non-governmental organizations engaged in
eradicating torture and providing assistance and rehabilitation to victims of torture in Denmark and internationally.
(8)
The Committee commends the State party for its global efforts to promote respect for human rights, in
particular to combat and eradicate torture, such as:
(a)
Being one of the world’s largest bilateral donors in terms of development assistance per capita, and in
this context developing a national framework for bilateral cooperation against torture;
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