(o)
Introduce, as part of the reform of the criminal justice system, safeguards to
protect persons experiencing possible retraumatization in connection with prosecution of
cases such as child abuse, sexual abuse, etc.;
(p)
Provide updated information to the Committee on the status of investigations
into past crimes involving torture, including the cases known as the “Caravan of Death”,
“Operación Cóndor” and “Colonia Dignidad”;
(q)
Provide detailed statistical data, disaggregated by age, gender and
geographical location, on complaints related to torture and ill-treatment, allegedly
committed by law enforcement officials, as well as the related investigations, prosecutions,
and sentences.
58.
The Committee requests that the State party provide, within one year, information
on its response to the Committee’s recommendations contained in paragraph 57,
subparagraphs (k), (m) and (q) above.
59.
Considering that Chile has provided information concerning the implementation
of the Convention during the period covered by the third and fourth periodic
reports, the Committee recommends that the State party submit its fifth periodic report
by 29 October 2005.
COLOMBIA*
60.
The Committee considered the third periodic report of Colombia (CAT/C/39/Add.4) at
its 575th and 578th meetings, held on 11 and 12 November 2003 (CAT/C/SR.575 and 578), and
adopted the following conclusions and recommendations.
A. Introduction
61.
The Committee welcomes the third periodic report of Colombia, but regrets that it was
submitted on 17 January 2002, five years late. It notes that the report contains little information
on the practical application of the Convention over the reporting period. The Committee is,
however, grateful for the exhaustive oral replies that the State party’s delegation gave to most of
its members’ questions and for the statistics provided during the consideration of the report.
B. Positive aspects
62.
The Committee notes with satisfaction the State party’s adoption of a number of domestic
laws of relevance to the prevention and suppression of torture and ill-treatment, in particular:
(a)
The new Penal Code (Act No. 599/2000), which defines the offences of torture,
genocide, forced disappearance and forced displacement and states that due obedience will not
be considered as justifying those offences;
* Also published as CAT/C/CR/31/1.
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