UN Committee against Torture, Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Belarus (advance unedited version), Forty-seventh session, Geneva, 31 October–25 November 2011

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Committee against Torture
Forty-seventh session
31 October–25 November 2011
  Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 19 of the Convention
  ADVANCE UNEDITED VERSION
  Concluding observations of the Committee against Torture 
  Belarus

1. The Committee against Torture considered the fourth periodic report of Belarus (CAT/C/BLR/4) at its 1036th and 1039th meetings, held on 11 and 14 November 2011 (CAT/C/SR.1036 and 1039), and adopted the following concluding observations at its 1053rd meeting (CAT/C/SR.1053).

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http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cat/docs/co/CAT.C.BLR.CO.4_en.doc 

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Submitted by admin on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 10:17

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Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/20/2011 - 06:49

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Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/24/2011 - 23:35

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