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(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;
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