CAT/C/ECU/CO/7
(c)
The adoption of the Intercultural Education Act (Registro Oficial No. 417 of
31 March 2011), in particular its provisions regarding the protection and support of student
victims of violence, ill-treatment, sexual exploitation or other types of abuse;
(d)
The adoption of the Organic Act on the National Councils for Equality
(Second Supplement to Registro Oficial No. 283 of 7 July 2014).
6.
The Committee commends the State party’s efforts to adjust its policies and
procedures in order to ensure greater protection for human rights and to apply the
Convention, in particular:
(a)
The implementation of a plan to provide training to the armed forces in the
prevention of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
(b)
The adoption of a protocol for the treatment of members of the lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender and intersex community who are deprived of their liberty (Ministerial
Agreement No. 1265 of 4 July 2016);
(c)
The adoption of regulations on prison labour (Ministerial Agreement No.
MDT-2005-0004 of 22 May 2015);
(d)
The transfer of the management and delivery of prison health services to the
Ministry of Public Health, pursuant to Interministerial Agreement No. 00004906 of 26 June
2014;
(e)
The updating, in 2014, of the National Plan for the Eradication of Gender
Violence against Children, Adolescents and Women and the adoption of an action plan for
the period 2015-2017;
(f)
The adoption of the National Plan for Good Living (Plan Nacional para el
Buen Vivir) 2009-2013.
7.
The Committee welcomes the establishment, within the Ombudsman’s Office, of the
national mechanism for the prevention of torture, pursuant to Ombudsman’s Office
Agreement No. 11-DPN-2011 of 8 November 2011.
8.
The Committee recognizes the considerable efforts undertaken by the State party to
respond to the many asylum seekers, persons in need of international protection and
undocumented migrants who arrive in its territory. According to the information provided
by the State party’s delegation, Ecuador has recognized 60,253 people as refugees, of
whom the vast majority are Colombian citizens.
9.
Lastly, the Committee appreciates the fact that the State party has extended a
standing invitation to the special procedures mandate holders of the Human Rights Council.
C.
Principal subjects of concern and recommendations
Pending follow-up issues from the previous reporting cycle
10.
The Committee regrets that the State party has failed to submit in timely fashion the
information requested in its previous concluding observations (see CAT/C/ECU/CO/4-6,
para. 28) on the implementation of the measures identified for follow-up in respect of the
following: protection of forensic physicians and other human rights defenders; abuse
against and return of asylum seekers and refugees; violence against children and abuse and
sexual violence against minors; and conditions of detention (art. 19).
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