ADVANCE UNEDITED VERSION Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Visit to Kazakhstan undertaken from 20 to 29 September 2016: observations and recommendations addressed to the State party Report of the Subcommittee* Addendum Replies of Kazakhstan**, *** Date received: 16 November 2017 * In accordance with article 16 (1) of the Optional Protocol, the report of the Subcommittee was transmitted confidentially to the State party on 1 February 2017. On 18 January 2019, the State party requested the Subcommittee to publish the report, in accordance with article 16 (2) of the Optional Protocol. ** On 18 January 2019, the State party requested the Subcommittee to publish its replies, in accordance with article 16 (2) of the Optional Protocol. *** The present document is being issued without formal editing. 

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