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5.
The Rapporteur analyses the information provided by States parties on the
recommendations made in the framework of the follow-up procedure and assesses it in
consultation with the country rapporteurs. That may include an assessment of the
implementation plan prepared by the State party, if it has been provided. The
Rapporteur shares his or her views on the assessment with the State party concerned.
6.
At each session of the Committee, the Rapporteur presents, in public session, a
progress report, a summary of which is included in the Committee’s annual report to the
General Assembly.
Criteria for identifying and selecting recommendations for follow-up
7.
The recommendations selected for follow-up must contribute to the prevention of
torture and the protection of victims, for example by resulting in:
(a)
The strengthening of legal safeguards for people deprived of their liberty;
(b)
The conduct of prompt and impartial investigations of alleged cases of torture
or ill-treatment;
(c)
The prosecution of suspects and the punishment of perpetrators of torture or
ill-treatment;
(d)
The provision of redress to victims.
8.
Moreover, it should be possible for the recommendations to be implemented within
one year.
9.
In accordance with these criteria, the Committee selects a maximum of four
recommendations for follow-up. The recommendations should be formulated in such a way
as to facilitate their implementation and monitoring (i.e. they must be specific, measurable,
attainable, realistic and time-bound). To the extent possible, the Committee will avoid
selecting recommendations that include several components.
10.
The selected recommendations are specifically identified in a paragraph at the end of
the Committee’s concluding observations. In this paragraph, the State party is requested to
report to the Committee within a year on the measures taken to give effect to the
recommendations. While the Committee expects States parties to implement all the
recommendations in its concluding observations, States parties are requested to promptly
and urgently implement the recommendations for follow-up in order, inter alia, to prevent
torture from taking place, investigate allegations of torture or ill-treatment and provide
redress to victims.
Implementation plan
11.
States parties are encouraged to provide to the Committee, along with the report on
the implementation of the recommendations for follow-up mentioned in paragraph 10, a
voluntary plan for the implementation of all or some of the remaining recommendations
included in the concluding observations. The Committee encourages States parties to start
implementing the recommendations early on in the reporting cycle and to formulate a plan
for and prioritize implementation. Specifically:
(a)
The implementation plan should address some or all of the recommendations
not selected for urgent follow-up and describe how, when and by whom those
recommendations will be implemented during the upcoming reporting period;
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