United Nations
Convention against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment
CAT/C/BDI/CO/2
Distr.: General
12 December 2014
English
Original: French
Committee against Torture
Concluding observations on the second periodic report of
Burundi*
1.
The Committee against Torture considered the second periodic report of Burundi
(CAT/C/BDI/2) at its 1262nd and 1265th meetings, held on 11 and 12 November 2014
(CAT/C/SR.1262 and 1265), and adopted the following concluding observations at its
1284th meeting, held on 26th November 2014.
A.
Introduction
2.
The Committee welcomes the second periodic report of Burundi, although it is
regrettable that it was submitted more than three years late and is not in conformity with the
Committee’s guidelines for the preparation of periodic reports.
3.
The Committee also welcomes the written replies to its list of issues
(CAT/C/BDI/Q/2/Add.2) and the responses provided in the course of its constructive
dialogue with the representative delegation of the State party.
B.
Positive aspects
4.
The Committee notes with satisfaction that the State party has ratified or acceded to
the following international instruments:
(a)
The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel,
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, in October 2013;
(b)
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in May 2014;
(c)
The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities, in May 2014;
(d)
The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons,
Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against
Transnational Organized Crime, in May 2012.
* Adopted by the Committee at its fifty-third session (3–28 November 2014).
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