United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment CAT/OP/CRI/RONPM/1 Distr.: General 12 December 2019 English Original: Spanish English, French and Spanish only Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Visit to Costa Rica undertaken from 3 to 14 March 2019: recommendations and observations addressed to the national preventive mechanism Report of the Subcommittee*, ** * In accordance with article 16 (1) of the Optional Protocol, the present report was transmitted confidentially to the national preventive mechanism on 2 December 2019. On 9 December 2019, the national preventive mechanism requested the Subcommittee to publish the report, in accordance with article 16 (2) of the Optional Protocol. ** The annexes to the present document are being circulated in the language of submission only. GE.19-21442 (E) 080120 090120 

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