CAT/C/FIN/CO/7 United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Distr.: General 20 January 2017 Original: English Committee against Torture Concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of Finland* 1. The Committee against Torture considered the seventh periodic report of Finland (CAT/C/FIN/7) at its 1464th and 1467th meetings, held on 9 and 10 November 2016 (see CAT/C/SR.1464 and 1467), and adopted the present concluding observations at its 1492nd meeting, held on 29 November 2016. A. Introduction 2. The Committee appreciates the timely submission of the report by the State party under the simplified reporting procedure and commends it for complying with the followup procedure and the recommendations contained in the concluding observations on the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports (CAT/C/FIN/CO/5-6). It welcomes the dialogue with the State party’s delegation and the information provided orally in response to the concerns raised by the Committee. B. Positive aspects 3. The Committee welcomes the ratification of or accession to the following international instruments by the State party: (a) The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, on 1 June 2012; (b) The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, on 31 January 2014; (c) The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, on 8 October 2014; (d) The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto, on 11 May 2016. 4. The Committee welcomes the State party’s initiatives to revise its legislation in areas of relevance to the Convention, including: * Adopted by the Committee at its fifty-ninth session (7 November-7 December 2016). GE.17-00900(E) 

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