CONTENTS (continued) Chapter VI. VII. Paragraphs Page CONSIDERATION OF COMPLAINTS UNDER ARTICLE 22 OF THE CONVENTION ........................................... 71 - 95 133 A. Introduction ................................................................................. 71 - 74 133 B. Interim measures of protection ................................................... 75 - 78 133 C. Progress of work ......................................................................... 79 - 88 134 D. Follow-up activities .................................................................... 89 - 95 137 FUTURE MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE ............................... 96 - 97 205 98 206 VIII. ADOPTION OF THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ITS ACTIVITIES ............................................... Annexes I. States that have signed, ratified or acceded to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, as at 15 May 2009 .............................................................................. 207 States parties that have declared, at the time of ratification or accession, that they do not recognize the competence of the Committee provided for by article 20 of the Convention, as at 15 May 2009 ................................................................................................... 212 States parties that have made the declarations provided for in articles 21 and 22 of the Convention, as at 15 May 2009 ................................... 213 IV. Membership of the Committee against Torture in 2009 ......................................... 216 V. States parties to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment as of 31 March 2009 ............................................................................................... 217 Membership of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in 2009 ................ 220 Second annual report of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ............................. 221 II. III. VI. VII. v