A/67/44 (28) The Committee invites the State party to ratify 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, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. (29) The Committee encourages the State party to widely disseminate the report it submitted to the Committee and the Committee’s concluding observations, in appropriate languages, through official websites, the media and non-governmental organizations. (30) The Committee requests the State party to provide, before 25 November 2012, information on its follow-up to the recommendations on: (1) ensuring or strengthening legal safeguards for detainees; (2) conducting prompt, impartial and effective investigations; (3) prosecuting suspects and punishing perpetrators of acts of torture or ill-treatment; and (4) improving conditions of detention, as contained in paragraphs 11, 14, 15 and 17 of this document. (31) The Committee invites the State party to submit its next periodic report, which will be its second periodic report, by 25 November 2015 at the latest. To this end, the Committee invites the State party to agree, before 25 November 2012, to submit its report according to the optional procedure, under which the Committee sends the State party a list of issues prior to the periodic report. The State party’s replies to this list of issues prior to reporting will constitute the State party’s next periodic report, in accordance with article 19 of the Convention. 55. Germany (1) The Committee against Torture considered the fifth periodic report of Germany (CAT/C/DEU/5), at its 1028th and 1031st meetings (CAT/C/SR.1028 and 1031), held on 4 November and 8 November 2011. At its 1046th and 1047th meetings (CAT/C/SR.1046 and 1047), held on 18 November 2011, it adopted the following concluding observations. A. Introduction (2) The Committee welcomes the submission of the fifth periodic report by the State party but regrets that it was submitted after a delay of more than two years. The Committee further notes that the State party’s report generally complied with the reporting guidelines despite lacking specific data, disaggregated by sex, age and nationality, in particular about acts of torture and ill-treatment by law enforcement officials. (3) The Committee commends the State party for its comprehensive inter-ministerial delegation, which included the federal and Länder representatives of the National Agency for the Prevention of Torture, and appreciates the dialogue between the delegation and the members of the Committee covering many areas under the Convention. The Committee further commends the State party for the detailed written replies to the list of issues that it provided in advance of the session to facilitate the consideration of the State party report. B. Positive aspects (4) The Committee welcomes the ratification by the State party of the following international instruments: (a) June 2006; United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, on 14 (b) Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, on 14 June 2006; GE.12-44492 43

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