(20) The State party is encouraged to disseminate widely the reports submitted by Denmark to the Committee and
the conclusions and recommendations of the Committee, in appropriate languages, through official websites, to the
media and non-governmental organizations.
(21) The Committee invites the State party to submit its core document in accordance with the requirements
regarding the common core document in the harmonized guidelines on reporting under international human treaties,
approved by the Fifth Inter-Committee meeting of the human rights treaty bodies in June 2006 (HRI/MC/2006/3 and
Corr.1).
(22) The Committee requests the State party to provide, within one year, information on the measures taken to
implement the Committee’s recommendations contained in paragraphs 15, 16 and 19.
(23)
The State party is invited to submit its seventh periodic report by 30 June 2011.
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Italy
(1)
The Committee considered the fourth periodic report of Italy (CAT/C/67/Add.3) at its 762nd
and 765th meetings (CAT/C/SR.762 and 765), held on 4 and 7 May 2007, and adopted, at its 777th and
778th meetings (CAT/C/SR.777 and 778), the following conclusions and recommendations.
A. Introduction
(2)
The Committee welcomes the submission of the fourth periodic report of Italy and the information presented
therein, but it regrets that the report did not follow the Committee’s guidelines for reporting. The Committee
expresses its appreciation for the dialogue with the State party’s large and high-level delegation and welcomes the
extensive responses to the list of issues in written form (CAT/C/ITA/Q/4/Rev.1/Add.1), which facilitated discussion
between the delegation and Committee members. In addition, the Committee appreciates the delegation’s oral and
written responses to questions raised and concerns expressed during the consideration of the report.
B. Positive aspects
(3)
The Committee notes with appreciation that in the period since the consideration of the last periodic report,
the State party has ratified the following international instruments:
(a)
The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, on 2 August 2006;
(b)
The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and
Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, on 2 August 2006;
(c)
The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child
pornography and child prostitution, on 9 May 2002;
(d)
The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in
armed conflict, on 9 May 2002;
(e)
The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women, on 22 September 2000; and
(f)
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, on 26 July 1999.
(4)
The Committee notes with satisfaction the ongoing efforts at the State level to reform its legislation, policies
and procedures in order to ensure better protection of human rights, including the right not to be subjected to torture
and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, in particular:
(a)
Act No. 38/2006, which amends Act No. 269/1998, entitled “Provisions against the exploitation of
child prostitution, child pornography, sexual tourism, as new forms of “reduction into slavery” and updates the
existing legislation on unlawful acts against children;
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