UNITED NATIONS CAT Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Distr. GENERAL CAT/C/LVA/CO/2 19 February 2008 Original: ENGLISH COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE Thirty-ninth session Geneva, 5-23 November 2007 CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 19 OF THE CONVENTION Conclusions and recommendations of the Committee against Torture LATVIA 1. The Committee considered the second periodic report of Latvia (CAT/C/38/Add.4) at its 788th and 790th meetings (CAT/C/SR.788 and 790), held on 8 and 9 November 2007, and adopted, at its 805th and 806th meetings (CAT/C/SR.805 and 806), the following conclusions and recommendations. A. Introduction 2. The Committee welcomes the submission of the second periodic report of Latvia and the information presented therein, and expresses its appreciation for the replies by the State party to the follow-up procedure of the Committee. The Committee also expresses its appreciation for the State party’s thorough written responses to the list of issues (CAT/C/LVA/Q/2/Add.1), which provided additional information on the legislative, administrative, judicial and other measures taken by the State party in order to prevent acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Furthermore, the Committee notes with satisfaction the constructive efforts made by the multi-sectoral State party delegation to provide additional information and explanation during the dialogue. B. Positive aspects 3. The Committee notes with appreciation that in the period since the consideration of the last periodic report, the State party has acceded to or ratified a number of international instruments, including: a) The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, on 22 February 2006; b) The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, on 19 December 2005; GE.08-40609

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