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to submit a report. By a letter dated 10 November 2016, the Committee informed the State
party that, in view of the fact that it had sent several reminders, it would proceed with the
review in the absence of a report, but it encouraged the participation of a delegation from
the State party. The State party declined to send a delegation for the review. During a
meeting with the Permanent Representative of Cabo Verde to the United Nations on 15
November 2016, the Chairperson of the Committee offered the possibility of a
videoconference to enable the participation of a delegation from the capital. The Permanent
Representative reiterated the position of his Government, as set out in the above-mentioned
letter of 9 November 2016.
3.
The Committee regrets that the State party has failed to meet its reporting
obligations under article 19 of the Convention for 23 years, which precluded the Committee
from assessing the implementation of the Convention by the State party. It also regrets that
the State party did not send a delegation to the review, which prevented the Committee
from engaging in a constructive dialogue.
4.
Notwithstanding the voluntary commitments made by the State party during the
universal periodic review of the Human Rights Council to present its overdue reports (see
A/HRC/WG.6/16/CPV/1, paras. 10 and 11), the Committee regrets that the State party has
not yet complied with its reporting obligations under the Convention.
B.
Positive aspects
5.
The Committee notes with satisfaction that, since its accession to the Convention,
the State party has ratified or acceded to the following international instruments:
(a)
The Convention on the Rights of the Child, on 4 June 1992;
(b)
The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the
Optional Protocol thereto, on 6 August 1993;
(c)
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, on 6 August 1993;
(d)
The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant
Workers and Members of Their Families, on 16 September 1997;
(e)
The First and Second Optional Protocols to the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights, on 19 May 2000;
(f)
The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the
sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, on 10 May 2002;
(g)
The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the
involvement of children in armed conflict, on 10 May 2002;
(h)
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, on 10 October
2011;
(i)
The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women, on 10 October 2011;
(j)
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, on 10 October 2011;
(k)
The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights, on 23 June 2014;
(l)
The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel,
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, on 1 April 2016.
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