COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTUREThirty-eighth sessionGeneva, 30 April-18 May 2007
PROVISIONAL AGENDA AND ANNOTATIONS
Note by the Secretary-General
1.The thirty-eighthsession of the Committee against Torture will be held at the United Nations Office at Geneva (Palais Wilson) from 30 April-18 May 2007. The first meeting of the session will be convened on Monday, 30 April, at 10.30 a.m.
2.In accordance with rule 6 of the rules of procedure, the Secretary-General has prepared, in consultation with the Chairman of the Committee, the attached provisional agenda for the session. Annotations to the provisional agenda are also attached.
3.Pursuant to rule 31 of the rules of procedure, the meetings of the Committee will be held in public unless the Committee decides otherwise or it appears from the relevant provisions of the Convention that the meetings should be held in private.
4.The attention of the States parties is drawn, in particular, to the annotations to item 5, which contains the tentative timetable for the consideration of reports. In accordance with rule 66 of the rules of procedure, representatives of States parties are invited to attend the meetings of the Committee when their reports are examined.
Provisional agenda
1.Opening of the session by the representative of the Secretary-General.
2.Adoption of the agenda.
3.Organizational and other matters.
4.Submission of reports by States parties under article 19 of the Convention.
5.Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 19 of the Convention.
6.Consideration of information under article 20 of the Convention.
7.Consideration of communications under article 22 of the Convention.
Annotations
1. Opening of the session by the representative of the Secretary-General
The thirty-eighth session of the Committee will be opened by the representative of the Secretary‑General.
2. Adoption of the agenda
Under rule 8 of the rules of procedure, the first item on the agenda of any session shall be the adoption of the agenda. In accordance with rule 9, during a session the Committee may revise the agenda and may, as appropriate, defer or delete items; only urgent and important items may be added to the agenda.
3. Organizational and other matters
Under this item, the Committee may wish to consider its programme of work for the session, working methods and any other matter concerning the modalities of discharging its functions under the Convention.
4. Submission of reports by States parties under article 19 of the Convention
A. Reports received
In addition to the reports which are scheduled for consideration by the Committee at its thirty-eighth session, the Secretary‑General had received, by 1 March 2007, the reports of the following States parties:
Second periodic reports |
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BelgiumBeninIndonesiaKazakhstanLatvia |
CAT/C/BEL/2CAT/C/38/Add.3CAT/C/72/Add.1CAT/C/KAZ/2CAT/C/38/Add.4 |
LithuaniaThe former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaZambia |
CAT/C/LTU/2CAT/C/MKD/2CAT/C/ZMB/2 |
Third periodic reports |
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AlgeriaChinaAustraliaIcelandUzbekistan |
CAT/C/DZA/3CAT/C/CHN/3CAT/C/44/Add.8CAT/C/ISL/3CAT/C/44/Add.8 |
Fourth periodic reports |
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IsraelEstoniaPortugal |
CAT/C/ISR/4CAT/C/80/Add.1CAT/C/67/Add.6 |
Fifth periodic reports |
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ChileNew ZealandNorwaySweden |
CAT/C/CHL/5CAT/C/NZL/5CAT/C/81/Add.4CAT/C/SWE/5 |
B. Reports due
The situation with regard to overdue reports as at 1 March 2007 is as follows:
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State party |
Date on which report was due |
Initial reports |
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GuineaSomaliaSeychellesCape VerdeAntigua and Barbuda |
8 November 199022 February 1991 3 June 1993 3 July 199317 August 1994 |
EthiopiaChadCôte d’IvoireMalawiHonduras |
12 April 1995 7 July 199616 January 199710 July 1998 3 January 1998 |
KenyaBangladeshNigerBurkina FasoMali |
22 March 1998 3 November 1999 3 November 1999 2 February 200027 March 2000 |
TurkmenistanMozambiqueGhanaBotswanaGabon |
25 July 200014 October 2000 6 October 2001 7 October 2001 7 October 2001 |
LebanonSierra LeoneNigeriaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesLesotho |
5 October 200124 May 200227 July 200231 August 200212 December 2002 |
MongoliaIrelandHoly SeeEquatorial GuineaDjibouti |
22 February 200310 May 200325 July 2003 6 November 2003 5 December 2003 |
Timor-LesteCongoSwazilandMaldivesSyrian Arab Republic |
15 May 200430 August 200425 April 200520 May 200519 September 2005 |
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LiberiaMauritaniaNicaraguaMadagascar |
22 October 200517 December 2005 5 August 200613 January 2007 |
Second periodic reports |
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AfghanistanBelizePhilippinesUgandaTogo |
25 June 199225 June 199225 June 199225 June 1992 [25 June 2008]a17 December 1992 [17 December 2008]a |
GuyanaBrazilGuineaSomaliaRomania |
17 June 1993 [31 December 2008]a27 October 1994 8 November 199422 February 199516 January 1996 |
SerbiaYemenJordanBosnia and HerzegovinaSeychelles |
9 September 1996 4 December 199612 December 1996 5 March 1997 [5 March 2009]a 3 June 1997 |
Cape VerdeCambodiaBurundiSlovakiaAntigua and Barbuda |
3 July 199713 November 199719 March 1998 [31 December 2008]a27 May 199817 August 1998 |
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Costa RicaEthiopiaAlbaniaNamibiaTajikistan |
10 December 199812 April 1999 9 June 1999 [9 June 2007]a27 December 1999 9 February 2000 [31 December 2008]a |
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CubaChadMoldovaCôte d’IvoireDemocratic Republic of the Congo |
15 June 2000 8 July 200027 December 2000 [27 December 2007]a16 January 200116 April 2001 [16 April 2009]a |
El SalvadorKuwaitMalawiHondurasKenya |
16 July 2001 6 April 200110 July 2002 3 January 200222 March 2002 |
KyrgyzstanSaudi ArabiaBahrainBangladeshNiger |
4 September 200221 October 2002 4 April 2003 [4 April 2007]a 3 November 2003 3 November 2003 |
South AfricaBurkina FasoMaliBoliviaTurkmenistan |
8 January 2004 [31 December 2009]a 2 February 200427 March 200411 May 200424 July 2004 |
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JapanMozambiqueGhanaQatarBotswana |
29 July 200413 October 2004 6 October 2005 10 February 2004 [10 February 2008]a 7 October 2005 |
GabonLebanonSierra LeoneNigeriaSaint Vincent and the Grenadines |
7 October 2005 5 October 200524 May 200627 July 200631 August 2006 |
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LesothoMongolia |
12 December 200623 February 2007 |
Third periodic reports |
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AfghanistanBelizePhilippinesSenegalUruguay |
25 June 199625 June 199625 June 199625 June 199625 June 1996 |
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TurkeyTunisiaBrazilGuineaSomalia |
31 August 1997 [31 August 2005]a22 October 1997 [30 November 1999]a27 October 1998 8 November 199822 February 1999 |
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MaltaLiechtensteinRomaniaNepalSerbia |
12 October 1999 [1 December 2000]a 1 December 199916 January 200012 June 2000 [12 June 2008]a 9 September 2000 |
YemenJordanBosnia and HerzegovinaBeninSeychelles |
4 December 200012 December 2000 5 March 2001 [5 March 2009]a10 April 2001 3 June 2001 |
Cape VerdeCambodiaMauritiusSlovakiaAntigua and Barbuda |
3 July 200113 November 2001 7 January 200227 May 200217 August 2002 |
ArmeniaCosta RicaSri LankaEthiopiaAlbania |
12 October 200210 December 2002 1 February 2003 [1 February 2007]a12 April 2003 9 June 2003 [9 June 2007]a |
The former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaNamibiaRepublic of KoreaCubaChad |
11 December 200327 December 2003 7 February 2004 [7 February 2012]a15 June 2004 7 July 2004 |
Côte d’IvoireLithuaniaKuwaitDemocratic Republic of the CongoMalawi |
16 January 2005 1 March 2005 5 April 200516 April 2005 [16 April 2009]a10 July 2006 |
El SalvadorAzerbaijanHondurasKenyaSlovenia |
16 July 200514 September 2005 3 January 200622 March 200614 August 2006 |
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KyrgyzstanSaudi Arabia |
4 September 200622 October 2006 |
Fourth periodic reports |
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AfghanistanBelarusBelizeFranceBulgaria |
25 June 200025 June 200025 June 200025 June 2000 [25 June 2008]a25 June 2000 [25 June 2008]a |
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CameroonPhilippinesSenegalUruguayAustria |
25 June 200425 June 200025 June 200025 June 200027 August 2004 [31 December 2008] a |
PanamaColombiaEcuadorLibyan Arab JamahiriyaAlgeria |
22 September 2000 6 January 200128 April 2001 [28 April 2009]a14 June 200211 October 2002 |
BrazilGuineaNew ZealandSomaliaParaguay |
27 October 2002 8 November 2002 8 January 2003 [8 January 2007]a22 February 200310 April 2003 |
MaltaLiechtensteinRomaniaNepalBulgaria |
12 October 2003 [1 December 2004]a 1 December 200316 January 2004 12 June 2004 [12 June 2008]a25 June 2004 [25 June 2008]a |
CameroonCyprusVenezuelaCroatiaSerbia |
25 June 200416 August 200420 August 2004 7 October 2004 [7 October 2008]a10 September 2004 |
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IsraelEstoniaYemenJordanMonaco |
1 November 200419 November 2004 4 December 200412 December 2004 4 January 2005 [4 January 2009] a |
Bosnia and Herzegovina BeninLatviaSeychellesCape Verde |
5 March 2005 [5 March 2009]a10 April 200513 May 2005 3 June 2005 3 July 2005 |
CambodiaCzech RepublicMauritiusBurundiSlovakia |
13 November 200531 December 2005 [31 December 2009]a 7 January 200619 March 200627 May 2006 |
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MoroccoAntigua and BarbudaSri Lanka |
20 July 200617 August 2006 1 February 2007 |
Fifth periodic reports |
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AfghanistanBelarusBelizeEgyptFrance |
25 June 200425 June 200425 June 200425 June 200425 June 2004 [25 June 2008] a |
HungaryMexicoPhilippinesRussian FederationSenegal |
25 June 2004 [31 December 2010]a25 June 200425 June 200425 June 2004 [31 December 2010]a25 June 2004 |
SwitzerlandUruguayAustriaPanamaSpain |
25 June 2004 [25 June 2008]a25 June 200427 August 2004 [31 December 2008]a22 September 200419 November 2004 |
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ColombiaEcuadorChileGreeceUnited States of America |
6 January 200528 April 2005 [28 April 2009]a29 October 2005 4 November 2005 [4 November 2009]a19 November 2005 [19 November 2011]a |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandLibyan Arab JamahiriyaAustraliaFinlandAlgeria |
6 January 2006 [6 January 2008]a14 June 2006 6 September 200628 September 200611 October 2006 |
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GuineaGuatemalaSomalia |
8 November 2006 3 February 2007 [3 February 2011]a22 February 2007 |
a The date indicated in brackets next to the due date for reports is the new date for submission of the State party’s report, in accordance with the Committee’s decision at the time of adoption of the recommendations following the consideration of the State party’s previous report.
5.Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 19of the Convention
A tentative timetable for the consideration of reports at the thirty-eighth session is given below:
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Wednesday, 2 May |
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10 a.m. |
Denmark: fifth periodic report |
CAT/C/81/Add.2 |
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Thursday, 3 May |
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10 a.m. |
Luxembourg: fifth periodic report |
CAT/C/81/Add.5 |
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3 p.m. |
Denmark: replies |
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Friday, 4 May |
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10 a.m. |
Italy: fourth periodic report |
CAT/C/67/Add.3 |
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3 p.m. |
Luxembourg: replies |
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Monday, 7 May |
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10 a.m. |
The Netherlands: fourth periodic report |
CAT/C/67/Add.4 |
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3 p.m. |
Italy:replies |
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Tuesday, 8 May |
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10. a.m. |
Ukraine: fifth periodic report |
CAT/C/81/Add.1 |
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3 p.m. |
The Netherlands: replies |
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Wednesday, 9 May |
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10 a.m. |
Japan: initial report |
CAT/C/JPN/1 |
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3 p.m. |
Ukraine: replies |
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Thursday, 10 May |
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10 a.m. |
Poland: fourth periodic report |
CAT/C/67/Add.5 |
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3 p.m. |
Japan: replies |
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Friday, 11 May |
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3 p.m. |
Poland: replies |
6. Consideration of information under article 20 of the Convention
In accordance with the provisions of chapter XVII of its rules of procedure, under this item the Committee will consider information which is, or appears to be, submitted for its consideration under article 20 of the Convention.
In accordance with the provisions of article 20, paragraph 5, of the Convention and rules 72 and 73 of the rules of procedure, all documents and proceedings of the Committee relating to its functions under article 20 of the Convention shall be confidential and all the meetings concerning its proceedings under that article shall be closed.
7. Consideration of communications under article 22 of the Convention
In accordance with the provisions of chapter XIX of its rules of procedure, under this item the Committee will consider communications which are, or appear to be, submitted to it under article 22 of the Convention.
In accordance with article 22, paragraph 6, of the Convention and rule 101, paragraph 1, of the rules of procedure, meetings of the Committee or its subsidiary bodies during which communications under article 22 of the Convention are examined shall be closed.
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