CAT UNITED NATIONS Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Distr. GENERAL CAT/C/ITA/CO/4 16 July 2007 Original: ENGLISH COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE Thirty-eighth session 30 April to 18 May 2007 CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 19 OF THE CONVENTION Conclusions and recommendations of the Committee against Torture ITALY 1. The Committee considered the fourth periodic report of Italy (CAT/C/67/Add.3) at its 762nd and 765th meetings (CAT/C/SR.762 and 765), held on 4 and 7 May 2007, and adopted, at its 777th and 778th meetings (CAT/C/SR.777 and 778), the following conclusions and recommendations. A. Introduction 2. The Committee welcomes the submission of the fourth periodic report of Italy and the information presented therein, but it regrets that the report did not follow the Committee’s guidelines for reporting. The Committee expresses its appreciation for the dialogue with the State party’s large and high-level delegation and welcomes the extensive responses to the list of issues in written form (CAT/C/ITA/Q/4/Rev.1/Add.1), which facilitated discussion between the delegation and Committee members. In addition, the Committee appreciates the delegation’s oral and written responses to questions raised and concerns expressed during the consideration of the report. 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 ratified the following international instruments: (a) The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, on 2 August 2006; (b) The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, on 2 August 2006; GE.07-43161

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