CAT/C/HND/CO/2 United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Distr.: General 26 August 2016 English Original: Spanish Committee against Torture Concluding observations on the second periodic report of Honduras* 1. The Committee against Torture considered the second periodic report of Honduras (CAT/C/HND/2) at its 1436th and 1439th meetings (see CAT/C/SR.1436 and 1439), held on 27 and 28 July 2016, and adopted the present concluding observations at its 1455th meeting, held on 10 August 2016. A. Introduction 2. The Committee would like to express its appreciation to the State party for agreeing to follow the optional reporting procedure, as this allows for a more focused dialogue between the State party and the Committee. However, the Committee regrets that the State party’s second periodic report was submitted two years late. B. Positive aspects 3. The Committee notes with satisfaction that the State party has ratified or become a party to all the core human rights instruments in force and welcomes the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on 16 August 2010. 4. The Committee welcomes the following legislative measures taken by the State party in areas related to the Convention: (a) The amendment of article 209-A of the Criminal Code by Decree No. 222011 of 22 March 2011, which prohibits torture in accordance with article 1 of the Convention, as recommended by the Committee in its previous concluding observations (see CAT/C/HND/CO/1, para. 7); (b) The inclusion in 2012 and 2013 of new provisions in the Criminal Code (arts. 333-A and 118-A) establishing the offences of enforced disappearance and femicide, respectively; * Adopted by the Committee at its fifty-eighth session (25 July-12 August 2016). GE.16-14849 (E) 061016 071016 

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