(33) The State party is encouraged to consider becoming a party to the core United Nations human rights treaties to which it is not yet a party, namely the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The State party is also encouraged to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. (34) The Committee invites the State party to submit its core document in accordance with the requirements of the common core document in the harmonized guidelines on reporting, as approved by the international human rights treaty bodies and contained in document HRI/GEN/2/Rev.5. (35) The State party is encouraged to disseminate widely the reports it submitted to the Committee, its replies to the list of issues and the concluding observations of the Committee, in all appropriate languages, through official websites, the media and non-governmental organizations. (36) The Committee requests the State party to provide, within one year, information on its response to the Committee’s recommendations contained in paragraphs 7, 9, 18 and 29 above. (37) The State party is invited to submit its next periodic report, which will be considered as its third periodic report, by 21 November 2012. 42. Kenya (1) The Committee considered the initial report of Kenya (CAT/C/KEN/1) at its 852nd and 854th meetings, held on 13 and 14 November 2008 (CAT/C/SR.852 and 854), and, at its 860th and 861st meetings, held on 19 November 2008 (CAT/C/SR.860-861), adopted the following conclusions and recommendations. A. Introduction (2) The Committee welcomes the submission of the initial report of Kenya, which is in conformity with the Committee’s guidelines for the preparation of initial reports, but regrets that the report was submitted nine years late. (3) The Committee notes with satisfaction the frankness with which the State party acknowledged the gaps in its legislation relating to the elimination and prevention of torture. The Committee also appreciates the constructive and open dialogue that was conducted with the high-level delegation from the State party, as well as the replies to the questions raised during the dialogue. B. Positive aspects (4) The Committee welcomes the efforts made by the State party to strengthen its legal and institutional framework to safeguard universal human rights protection, including inter alia the following positive developments: (a) The ratification by the State party of most of the core international human rights treaties; (b) The ratification by the State party, on 15 March 2005, of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court; (c) The enactment of the Community Service Order Act in 1998, which establishes the option of community services projects as an alternative to custodial sentences; (d) The enactment of the Children Act in 2002; (e) The enactment of the Witness Protection Act in 2006; (f) The closing down of the infamous Nyayo House torture chambers; 43

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