CAT/C/CYP/CO/4 United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Distr.: General 16 June 2014 Original: English Committee against Torture Concluding observations on the fourth report of Cyprus* 1. The Committee against Torture considered the fourth periodic report of Cyprus (CAT/C/CYP/4) at its 1226th and 1229th meetings, held on 8 and 9 May 2014 (see CAT/C/SR.1226 and 1229), and adopted at its 1244th and 1245th meetings, held on 21 May 2014 (see CAT/C/SR.1244 and 1245), the following concluding observations. A. Introduction 2. The Committee expresses its appreciation to the State party for accepting the optional reporting procedure and for having submitted its fourth periodic report in a timely manner thereunder, as it improves the cooperation between the State party and the Committee and focuses the examination of the report as well as the dialogue with the delegation. 3. The Committee appreciates the open and constructive dialogue with the State party’s high-level multisectoral delegation, as well as the additional information and explanations provided by the delegation to the Committee. B. Positive aspects 4. The Committee welcomes the ratification by the State party of the following international instruments: (a) The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, on 6 April 2006; (b) The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, on 29 April 2009; (c) The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, on 2 July 2010; (d) The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, on 27 June 2011. * Adopted by the Committee at its fifty-second session (28 April–23 May 2014). GE.14-05329 (E) *1405329*

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