CAT/C/DEU/CO/5 United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Distr.: General 12 December 2011 Original: English Committee against Torture Forty-seventh session 31 October–25 November 2011 Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 19 of the Convention Concluding observations of the Committee against Torture Germany 1. The Committee against Torture considered the fifth periodic report of Germany (CAT/C/DEU/5), at its 1028th and 1031th meetings (CAT/C/SR.1028 and 1031), held on 4 November and 8 November 2011. At its 1046th and 1047th meetings (CAT/C/SR.1046 and 1047), held on 18 November 2011, it adopted the following concluding observations. A. Introduction 2. The Committee welcomes the submission of the fifth periodic report by the State party but regrets that it was submitted after a delay of more than two years. The Committee further notes that the State party’s report generally complied with the reporting guidelines despite lacking specific data, disaggregated by sex, age and nationality, in particular about acts of torture and ill-treatment by law enforcement officials. 3. The Committee commends the State party for its comprehensive inter-ministerial delegation, which included the federal and Länder representatives of the National Agency for the Prevention of Torture, and appreciates the dialogue between the delegation and the members of the Committee covering many areas under the Convention. The Committee further commends the State party for the detailed written replies to the list of issues that it provided in advance of the session to facilitate the consideration of the State party report. B. Positive aspects 4. The Committee welcomes the ratification by the State party of the following international instruments: (a) June 2006; GE.11- 47632 United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, on 14

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