COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE

Twenty-third session

SUMMARY RECORD OF THE PUBLIC PART* OF THE 409th MEETING

Held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva,

on Friday, 19 November 1999, at 11.05 a.m.

Chairman: Mr. BURNS

CONTENTS

CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 19 OF THE CONVENTION (continued)

Initial report of Uzbekistan (continued)

The public part of the meeting was called to order at 11.05 a.m.

CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 19 OF THE CONVENTION (agenda item 4) (continued)

Initial report of Uzbekistan (continued) (CAT/C/32/Add.3)

Draft conclusions and recommendations of the Committee (CAT/C/XXIII/Concl.7) (Distributed in the conference room in French only)

1.At the invitation of the Chairman, Mr. Vahidov (Uzbekistan) took a place at the Committee table.

2.Mr. CAMARA (Country Rapporteur) read out the Committee’s conclusions and recommendations on the initial report of Uzbekistan.

3.Mr. VAHIDOV (Uzbekistan), thanking the Committee, said that its recommendations would play a crucial role in the further development of Uzbekistan’s evolving human rights legislation. His delegation looked forward to continuing an active dialogue with the Committee and would communicate any information requested. Every effort would be made to ensure that the report due in October 2000 fully reflected the Committee’s recommendations particularly with regard to changes in legislation.

4.The delegation of Uzbekistan withdrew.

The public part of the meeting was suspended at 11.20 a.m. and resumed at 11.35 a.m.

CLOSURE OF THE SESSION

5..After the customary exchange of courtesies, the CHAIRMAN declared the twenty-third session of the Committee against Torture closed

The meeting rose at 11.40 a.m.