~ ~-· 1 ) 1 9 " r T ( I f J • I. ORGANIZATIONAL AND OTHER MATTERS A. States parties to the Convention 1. As at 8 May ls92, the closing date of the eighth session of the Committee against Torture, there were 67 States parties to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The Convention was adopted by the General Assembly in resolution 39/46 of 10 December 1984 and opened for signature and ratification in New York on 4 February 1985. It entered into force on 26 June 1987 in accordance with the provisions of its article 27. A list of States which have signed, ratified or acceded to the Convention together with an indication of those that have made declarations under articles 21 and 22 of the Convention is contained in annex I to the present report. 2. The texts of the declarations. reservations or objections made by States parties with respect to the Convention are reproduced in document CAT/C/2/Rev.2. B. Opening and dur~tion of the sessions 3. The Committee against Torture held two sessions since the adoption of its last annual report. The seventh and eighth sessions of the Committee were held at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 11 to 21 November 1991 and from 27 April to 8 May 1992. 4. At its seventh session, the Committee held 16 meetings (88th to 103rd meeting) and at its eighth session, the Committee held 15 meetings (104th to 118th meeting). An account of the deliberations of the Committee at its seventh and eighth sessions is contained in the relevant summary records (CAT/C/SR.88-118). C. Membership and attendance 5. In accordance with article 17 of the Convention, the Third Meeting of the States parties to the Convention was convened by the Secretary-General at the United Nations Office at Geneva, on 26 November. 1991. The following five members of the Committee were elected for a term of four years beginning on 1 January 1992: Mr. Hassib Ben Arnmar, Mr. Peter Thomas Burns, Mr. Fawzi El Ibrashi, Mr. Ricardo Gil Lavedra and Mr. Hugo Lorenzo. The list of the members, together with an indication of the duration of their term of Office, appears in annex 11 to the present report. 6. All the members attended the seventh session of the Committee except Ms. Socorro Diaz Palacios. The eighth session of the Committee was attended by all the members except Mr. Gil Lavedra. who attended only part of that session. -1- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library

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