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permit a fuller analysis of who is complaining, where, for what reason, by whom, and with
what result. Accordingly, the Committee regrets that this data is not disaggregated by crime
or other characteristics, regarding complaints, investigations and prosecutions of cases of
torture and ill-treatment by law enforcement, military, security and prison personnel, as
well as on inter-prisoner violence, trafficking, violence against women, children and other
vulnerable groups, including domestic and sexual violence, as well as means of redress
provided to the victims (arts. 1, 2, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 16).
The State party should establish an effective system for national data collection that
compiles statistical data relevant to the monitoring of the implementation of the
Convention at the national level, including disaggregated data on complaints,
investigations, prosecutions and convictions of cases of torture and ill-treatment by
law enforcement and prison personnel, inter-prisoner violence, trafficking, violence,
including domestic and sexual, against women, children and other vulnerable groups,
as well as on means of redress, including compensation and rehabilitation, provided to
the victims.
Other issues
24.
While taking note of the State party’s position in this regard, the Committee
reiterates its recommendation that the State party consider making the declarations under
articles 21 and 22 of the Convention.
25.
The Committee invites the State party to consider ratifying the other United Nations
human rights treaties to which it is not yet party, namely the International Convention for
the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance; the International Convention
on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families; the
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;
the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
against Women; and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on
the involvement of children in armed conflict.
26.
The State party is requested to disseminate widely the report submitted to the
Committee and the Committee’s concluding observations, in appropriate languages,
including in Russian, through official websites, the media and non-governmental
organizations.
27.
The Committee requests the State party to provide, by 31 May 2014, follow-up
information in response to the Committee’s recommendations relating to: (a) conducting
prompt, impartial and effective investigations; (b) ensuring or strengthening legal
safeguards for persons detained; and (c) prosecuting suspects and sanctioning perpetrators
of torture or ill-treatment, as contained in paragraphs 9, 11, 12 and 14 of the present
document.
28.
The State party is invited to submit its next report, which will be the sixth periodic
report, by 31 May 2017. For that purpose, the Committee will, in due course, submit to the
State party a list of issues prior to reporting, considering that the State party has accepted to
report to the Committee under the optional reporting procedure.
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