Contents Chapter I. Paragraphs Page 1 6 21 1 States parties to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment . . . . . . . . . 162 1 B. Opening and duration of the sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 1 C. Membership and attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 568 1 D. Solemn declaration by the newly elected members of the Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2 E. Election of officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2 F. Agendas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 6 1 2 G. Question of a draft optional protocol to the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 6 14 3 H. Participation of Committee members in other meetings . . . . . . . . . 15 6 16 3 I. Cooperation between the Committee, the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for the Victims of Torture, the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the question of torture and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 6 18 4 Methods of work of the Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 6 21 4 Action by the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 6 25 4 Organizational and other matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. J. II. A. B. III. IV. Annual report submitted by the Committee against Torture under article 24 of the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 5 Effective implementation of international instruments on human rights, including reporting obligations under international instruments on human rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 6 25 5 Submission of reports by States parties under article 19 of the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 6 33 5 Action taken by the Committee to ensure the submission of reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 6 33 5 Consideration of reports submitted by States Parties under article 19 of the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 6 212 9 iii

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