IV.
CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES
PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 19 OF THE CONVENTION
26. At its fifteenth and sixteenth sessions, the Committee considered reports
submitted by 10 States parties under article 19, paragraph 1, of the Convention.
At its fifteenth session, the Committee devoted 10 of the 18 meetings held to
the consideration of reports (see CAT/C/SR.228, 229 and Add.2, 232, 233 and
Add.1 and 3, 234, 235, 237/Add.1, 238, 239 and 242/Add.1). The following
reports, listed in the order in which they had been received by the
Secretary-General, were before the Committee at its fifteenth session:
Denmark (second periodic report)
CAT/C/17/Add.13
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland (second periodic report)
CAT/C/25/Add.6
Senegal (second periodic report)
CAT/C/17/Add.2
Armenia (initial report)
CAT/C/24/Add.4
Guatemala (initial report)
CAT/C/12/Add.5
Colombia (second periodic report)
CAT/C/20/Add.4
27. The Committee agreed, at the request of the Governments concerned, to
postpone the consideration of the initial report of Armenia and the second
periodic report of Senegal. Subsequently, the Government of Armenia submitted a
revised version of its report.
28. At its sixteenth session, the Committee devoted 12 of the 17 meetings held
to the consideration of reports submitted by States parties (see
CAT/C/SR.245-251, 252/Add.1, 253-255 and 256). The following reports, listed in
the order in which they had been received by the Secretary-General, were before
the Committee at its sixteenth session:
Senegal (second periodic report)
CAT/C/17/Add.14
Armenia (initial report)
CAT/C/24/Add.4/Rev.1
Finland (second periodic report)
CAT/C/25/Add.7
China (second periodic report)
CAT/C/20/Add.5
Malta (initial report)
CAT/C/12/Add.7
Croatia (initial report)
CAT/C/16/Add.6
29. In accordance with rule 66 of the rules of procedure of the Committee,
representatives of all the reporting States were invited to attend the meetings
of the Committee when their reports were examined. All of the States parties
whose reports were considered by the Committee sent representatives to
participate in the examination of their respective reports.
30. In accordance with the decision taken by the Committee at its fourth
session, 2/ country rapporteurs and alternate rapporteurs were designated by the
Chairman, in consultation with the members of the Committee and the Secretariat,
for each of the reports submitted by States parties and considered by the
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