domestic, sexual violence and ethnically motivated violence, violence against vulnerable groups, inter-prisoner and inter-patient violence, as well as on compensation and rehabilitation provided to the victims. (26) The Committee recommends that the State party consider making the declarations under articles 21 and 22 of the Convention. (27) The Committee invites the State party to ratify the core United Nations human rights treaties to which it is not yet a party. (28) The Committee invites the State party to submit its core document in accordance with the requirements of the Common Core Document in the Harmonized Guidelines on Reporting, as approved by the international human rights treaty bodies and contained in document HRI/GEN/2/Rev.4. (29) The Committee requests the State party to widely disseminate its report, together with the written answers to the Committee’s questions and the conclusions and recommendations of the Committee, in all appropriate languages through official websites, the media and non-governmental organizations. (30) The Committee requests the State party to provide, within one year, information on its response to the recommendations in paragraphs 10, 16, 20, 22 and 23 above. (31) The State party is invited to submit its next report, which will be the fifth periodic report, by 30 December 2011. 34. Latvia (1) The Committee considered the second periodic report of Latvia (CAT/C/38/Add.4) at its 788th and 790th meetings (CAT/C/SR.788 and 790), held on 8 and 9 November 2007, and adopted, at its 805th and 806th meetings (CAT/C/SR.805 and 806), the following conclusions and recommendations. A. Introduction (2) The Committee welcomes the submission of the second periodic report of Latvia and the information presented therein and expresses its appreciation for the replies by the State party to the follow-up procedure of the Committee. The Committee also expresses its appreciation at the State party’s thorough responses to the list of issues in written form (CAT/C/LVA/Q/2/Add.1) which provided additional information on the legislative, administrative, judicial and other measures taken by the State party in order to prevent acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Furthermore, the Committee notes with satisfaction the constructive efforts made by the multisectoral State party delegation to provide additional information and explanation during the dialogue. B. Positive aspects (3) The Committee notes with appreciation that in the period since the consideration of the last periodic report, the State party has acceded to or ratified a number of international instruments, including: (a) The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, on 22 February 2006; (b) The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict, on 19 December 2005; (c) The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, on 6 June 2005; and (d) The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, on 25 May 2004. 18

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