COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE
Twenty-ninth session
Geneva, 11 November - 22 November 2002
PROVISIONAL AGENDA AND ANNOTATIONS
Note by the Secretary-General
1. The twenty-ninth session of the Committee against Torture will be held at the United Nations Office at Geneva (Palais Wilson) from 11 to 22 November 2002. The first meeting of the session will be convened on Monday, 11 November 2002 at 10 a.m.
2. In accordance with rule 6 of the rules of procedure, the Secretary-General has prepared, in consultation with the Chairman of the Committee, the attached provisional agenda for the twenty-ninth session. Annotations to the provisional agenda are also attached.
3. Pursuant to rule 31 of the rules of procedure, the meetings of the Committee will be held in public unless the Committee decides otherwise or it appears from the relevant provisions of the Convention that the meetings should be held in private.
4. The attention of the States parties is drawn, in particular, to the annotations to item 4, which contain the tentative timetable for the consideration of reports. In accordance with rule 66 of the rules of procedure, representatives of States parties are invited to attend the meetings of the Committee when their reports are examined.
5. At its twenty-eighth session the Committee decided that a working group should meet for a period of one week prior to its twenty-ninth session. The working group is scheduled to meet at the United Nations Office at Geneva, Palais Wilson, from 4 to 8 November 2002.
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
1. Adoption of the agenda.
2. Organizational and other matters.
3. Submission of reports by States parties under article 19 of the Convention.
4. Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 19 of the Convention.
5. Consideration of information under article 20 of the Convention.
6. Consideration of communications under article 22 of the Convention.
ANNOTATIONS
1. Adoption of the agenda
Under rule 8 of the rules of procedure, the first item on the agenda of any session shall be the adoption of the agenda, except for the election of officers when required under rule 15. In accordance with rule 9, during a session the Committee may revise the agenda and may, as appropriate, defer or delete items; only urgent and important items may be added to the agenda.
2. Organizational and other matters
Under this item, the Committee may wish to consider its programme of work for the session, working methods and any other matter concerning the modalities of discharging its functions under the Convention.
3. Submission of reports by States parties under article 19 of the Convention
A. Reports received
In addition to the reports which are scheduled for consideration by the Committee at its twenty-ninth session, the Secretary-General had received, by 25 July 2002, the reports of the following States parties:
Initial reports |
| Belgium (CAT/C/52/Add.2) |
| Republic of Moldova (CAT/C/32/Add.4) |
| Latvia (CAT/C/21/Add.4) |
Second periodic reports |
| Slovenia (CAT/C/43/Add.4) |
| Azerbaijan (CAT/C/59/Add.1) |
| Iceland (CAT/C/59/Add.2) |
| Turkey (CAT/C/20/Add.8) |
Third periodic reports |
| Croatia (CAT/C/54/Add.3) |
| Colombia (CAT/C/39/Add.4) |
| New Zealand (CAT/C/49/Add.3) |
| Chile (CAT/C/39/Add.5) |
| Czech Republic (CAT/C/60/Add.1) |
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Fourth periodic reports |
| Greece (CAT/C/61/Add.1) |
| Argentina (CAT/C/55/Add.7) |
B. Reports due
The situation with regard to overdue reports as at 25 July 2002 is as follows:
| State party | Date on which the report was due |
Initial reports | |
| Uganda | 25 June 1988 |
| Togo | 17 December 1988 |
| Guyana | 17 June 1989 |
| Guinea | 8 November 1990 |
| Somalia | 22 February 1991 |
| Yemen | 4 December 1992 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 March 1993 |
| Seychelles | 3 June 1993 |
| Cape Verde | 3 July 1993 |
| Cambodia | 13 November 1993 |
| Burundi | 19 March 1994 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 17 August 1994 |
| Ethiopia | 12 April 1995 |
| Albania | 9 June 1995 |
| Chad | 9 July 1995 |
| Tajikistan | 9 February 1996 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 16 January 1997 |
| Lithuania | 1 March 1997 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 16 April 1997 |
| Malawi | 10 July 1997 |
| Honduras | 3 January 1998 |
| Kenya | 22 March 1998 |
| Bahrain | 4 April 1999 |
| Bangladesh | 3 November 1999 |
| Niger | 3 November 1999 |
| South Africa | 8 January 2000 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 February 2000 |
| Mali | 27 March 2000 |
| Turkmenistan | 25 July 2000 |
| Japan | 29 July 2000 |
| Mozambique | 14 October 2000 |
| Qatar | 9 February 2001 |
| Ghana | 6 October 2001 |
| Botswana | 7 October 2001 |
| Gabon | 7 October 2001 |
| Lebanon | 3 November 2001 |
| Sierra Leone | 24 May 2002 |
Second periodic reports | |
| Afghanistan | 25 June 1992 |
| Belize | 25 June 1992 |
| Philippines | 25 June 1992 |
| Uganda | 25 June 1992 |
| Togo | 17 December 1992 |
| Guyana | 17 June 1993 |
| Brazil | 27 October 1994 |
| Guinea | 8 November 1994 |
| Somalia | 22 February 1995 |
| Romania | 16 January 1996 |
| Nepal | 12 June 1996 |
| Yugoslavia | 9 October 1996 |
| Estonia | 19 November 1996 |
| Yemen | 4 December 1996 |
| Jordan | 12 December 1996 |
| Monaco | 4 January 1997 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 March 1997 |
| Benin | 10 April 1997 |
| Latvia | 13 May 1997 |
| Seychelles | 3 June 1997 |
| Cape Verde | 3 July 1997 |
| Cambodia | 13 November 1997 |
| Burundi | 19 March 1998 |
| Slovakia | 27 May 1998 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 17 August 1998 |
| Costa Rica | 10 December 1998 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 February 1999 |
| Ethiopia | 12 April 1999 |
| Albania | 9 June 1999 |
| United States of America | 19 November 1999 |
| The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 11 December 1999 |
| Namibia | 27 December 1999 |
| Republic of Korea | 7 February 2000 |
| Tajikistan | 9 February 2000 |
| Cuba | 15 June 2000 |
| Chad | 8 July 2000 |
| Republic of Moldova | 27 December 2000 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 16 January 2001 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 16 April 2001 |
| El Salvador | 16 July 2001 |
| Lithuania | 1 March 2001 |
| Kuwait | 6 April 2001 |
| Malawi | 10 July 2001 |
| Honduras | 3 January 2002 |
| Kenya | 22 March 2002 |
Third periodic reports | |
| Afghanistan | 25 June 1996 |
| Belize | 25 June 1996 |
| Bulgaria | 25 June 1996 |
| Cameroon | 25 June 1996 |
| France | 25 June 1996 |
| Philippines | 25 June 1996 |
| Senegal | 25 June 1996 |
| Uganda | 25 June 1996 |
| Uruguay | 25 June 1996 |
| Austria | 27 August 1996 |
| Togo | 17 December 1996 |
| Ecuador | 28 April 1997 |
| Guyana | 17 June 1997 |
| Turkey | 31 August 1997 |
| Tunisia | 22 October 1997 |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 14 June 1998 |
| Australia | 6 September 1998** Requested by the Committee for November 2004. |
| Algeria | 11 October 1998 |
| Brazil | 27 October 1998 |
| Guinea | 8 November 1998 |
| Somalia | 22 February 1999 |
| Malta | 12 October 1999 |
| Germany | 30 October 1999 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 December 1999 |
| Romania | 16 January 2000 |
| Nepal | 12 June 2000 |
| Venezuela | 27 August 2000 |
| Yugoslavia | 9 October 2000 |
| Estonia | 19 November 2000 |
| Yemen | 4 December 2000 |
| Jordan | 12 December 2000 |
| Monaco | 4 January 2001 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 March 2001 |
| Benin | 10 April 2001 |
| Latvia | 13 May 2001 |
| Seychelles | 3 June 2001 |
| Cape Verde | 3 July 2001 |
| Cambodia | 13 November 2001 |
| Mauritius | 7 January 2002 |
| Burundi | 19 March 2002 |
| Slovakia | 27 May 2002 |
| Morocco | 20 July 2002 |
Fourth periodic reports | |
| Afghanistan | 25 June 2000 |
| Belarus | 25 June 2000 |
| Belize | 25 June 2000 |
| Bulgaria | 25 June 2000 |
| Cameroon | 25 June 2000 |
| France | 25 June 2000 |
| Hungary | 25 June 2000 |
| Mexico | 25 June 2000 |
| Philippines | 25 June 2000 |
| Russian Federation | 25 June 2000 |
| Senegal | 25 June 2000 |
| Switzerland | 25 June 2000 |
| Uganda | 25 June 2000 |
| Uruguay | 25 June 2000 |
| Canada | 23 July 2000 |
| Austria | 27 August 2000 |
| Panama | 22 September 2000 |
| Luxembourg | 28 October 2000 |
| Togo | 17 December 2000 |
| Colombia | 6 January 2001 |
| Ecuador | 28 April 2001 |
| Guyana | 17 June 2001 |
| Peru | 5 August 2001 |
| Turkey | 31 August 2001 |
| Tunisia | 22 October 2001 |
| Chile | 29 October 2001 |
| China | 2 November 2001 |
| Netherlands | 19 January 2002 |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6 January 2002 |
| Italy | 10 February 2002 |
| Portugal | 10 March 2002 |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 14 March 2002 |
4. Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 19 of the Convention
A tentative timetable for the consideration of reports at the twenty-ninth session, prepared by the Secretary-General and subject to approval by the Committee, is given below:
Tuesday, 12 November 2002
10 a.m. Spain: fourth periodic report CAT/C/55/Add.5
Wednesday, 13 November 2002
10 a.m. Egypt: fourth periodic report CAT/C/55/Add.6
3 p.m. Spain: replies
Thursday, 14 November 2002
10 a.m. Estonia: initial report CAT/C/16/Add.9
3 p.m. Egypt: replies
Friday, 15 November 2002
10 a.m. Cyprus: third period report CAT/C/54/Add.2
3 p.m. Estonia: replies
Monday, 18 November 2002
10 a.m. Venezuela: second periodic report CAT/C/33/Add.5
3 p.m. Cyprus: replies
Tuesday, 19 November 2002
3 p.m. Spain: conclusions and recommendations
3.30 p.m. Venezuela: replies
Wednesday, 20 November 2002
3 p.m. Egypt: conclusions and recommendations
Thursday, 21 November 2002
3 p.m. Estonia: conclusions and recommendations
Friday, 22 November 2002
10 a.m. Cyprus: conclusions and recommendations
10.30 a.m. Venezuela: conclusions and recommendations5. Consideration of information under article 20 of the Convention
In accordance with the provisions of chapter XVII of its rules of procedure, the Committee will consider under this item information which is, or appears to be, submitted for its consideration under article 20 of the Convention.
In accordance with the provisions of article 20, paragraph 5, of the Convention and rules 72 and 73 of the rules of procedure, all documents and proceedings of the Committee relating to its functions under article 20 of the Convention shall be confidential and all the meetings concerning its proceedings under that article shall be closed.
6. Consideration of communications under article 22 of the Convention
In accordance with the provisions of chapter XIX of its rules of procedure, the Committee will consider under this item communications which are, or appear to be, submitted to it under article 22 of the Convention.
In accordance with article 22, paragraph 6, of the Convention and rule 101, paragraph 1, of the rules of procedure, meetings of the Committee or its subsidiary bodies during which communications under article 22 of the Convention are examined shall be closed.