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Reporting status for Kuwait

Ratification Date, Accession(a), Succession(d) Date

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CAT - Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

08 Mar 1996 (a)

Reporting Cycle

Session (Year)

66 (2019)

III

58 (2016)

Document type	Symbol/Title	Due date	Submitted date	Publication Date	Download	EnglishDraft	ArabicDraft	EnglishODS	SpanishODS	ArabicODS	ChineseODS	RussianODS	NameEn	NameAr	Country Code
List of issues prior to reporting (LoIPR)	CAT/C/KWT/QPR/3		31 May 2013	10 Jul 2013	View document			E	S	A					KWT	CAT/C/KWT/QPR/3	25	True
State party report under LoIPR	CAT/C/KWT/3	03 Jun 2015	10 Jun 2015	16 Aug 2015	View document			E	S	A				CAT_C_KWT_3_5778_A.pdf	KWT	CAT/C/KWT/3	45	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for the session)	ADHHRB / Alternative Submission to Kuwait’s Third Periodic Report: 58th Session of the Committee Against Torture		13 Jul 2016	13 Jul 2016	View document	E							INT_CAT_CSS_KWT_24502_E.docx		KWT	INT/CAT/CSS/KWT/24502	158	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for the session)	Alkarama Foundation		22 Jul 2016	22 Jul 2016	View document		A							INT_CAT_CSS_KWT_24630_A.pdf	KWT	INT/CAT/CSS/KWT/24630	158	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for the session)	CAT - Kuwait 2016 -The Human Line Organization		13 Jul 2016	13 Jul 2016	View document	E							INT_CAT_CSS_KWT_24499_E.pdf		KWT	INT/CAT/CSS/KWT/24499	158	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for the session)	GCHR Report on torture in Kuwait to CAT 11 July 2016		13 Jul 2016	13 Jul 2016	View document	E							INT_CAT_CSS_KWT_24501_E.docx		KWT	INT/CAT/CSS/KWT/24501	158	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for the session)	Global Initiative		13 Jul 2016	13 Jul 2016	View document	E							INT_CAT_CSS_KWT_24500_E.docx		KWT	INT/CAT/CSS/KWT/24500	158	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for the session)	Kuwait_ CAT _Shadow Report - Alkarama Foundation		18 Jul 2016	18 Jul 2016	View document	E							INT_CAT_CSS_KWT_24600_E.pdf		KWT	INT/CAT/CSS/KWT/24600	158	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for the session)	NGO - AI- Kuwait -CAT submission 2016 final		13 Jul 2016	13 Jul 2016	View document	E							INT_CAT_CSS_KWT_24498_E.pdf		KWT	INT/CAT/CSS/KWT/24498	158	True
Statement	Statement		26 Jul 2016	26 Jul 2016	View document		A							INT_CAT_STA_KWT_24640_A.pdf	KWT	INT/CAT/STA/KWT/24640	109	True
List of delegation/participants	List of delegation/participants -2				View document	E							INT_CAT_LOP_KWT_24627_E.pdf		KWT	INT/CAT/LOP/KWT/24627	107	True
List of delegation/participants	List of delegation/participants.		13 Jul 2016	13 Jul 2016	View document	E							INT_CAT_LOP_KWT_24516_E.pdf		KWT	INT/CAT/LOP/KWT/24516	107	True
Concluding observations	CAT/C/KWT/CO/3		12 Aug 2016	05 Sep 2016	View document			E	S	A	C	R	INT_CAT_COC_KWT_24875_E.pdf		KWT	CAT/C/KWT/CO/3	5	True
Concluding observations	CAT/C/KWT/CO/3/Corr.1			16 Oct 2016	View document			E							KWT	CAT/C/KWT/CO/3/Corr.1	5	True
Concluding observations	CAT/C/KWT/CO/3/Corr.2		16 Nov 2016	14 Feb 2017	View document			E	S	A	C	R	CAT_C_KWT_CO_3_Corr-2_25870_E.docx		KWT	CAT/C/KWT/CO/3/Corr.2	5	True
Follow-up issues	Concluding observations CAT/C/KWT/CO/3, paras. 14 (a), 23, 27 (a) and 31		12 Aug 2016		View document	E							INT_CAT_FUI_KWT_25865_E.pdf		KWT	INT/CAT/FUI/KWT/25865	117	True
State Party report on Follow-up to Concluding Observations	CAT/C/KWT/CO/3/Add.1	12 Aug 2017	02 May 2017		View document			E		A				CAT_C_KWT_CO_3_Add-1_25866_A.pdf	KWT	CAT/C/KWT/CO/3/Add.1	46	True
Follow-up letter sent to the State party	Request for further clarification		23 Oct 2018		View document	E							INT_CAT_FUL_KWT_32845_E.pdf		KWT	INT/CAT/FUL/KWT/32845	114	True
Follow-up Information from other sources	Alkarama		22 Jul 2016		View document	E							INT_CAT_NGS_KWT_27977_E.docx		KWT	INT/CAT/NGS/KWT/27977	115	True
Summary records	CAT/C/SR.1433				View document			E							KWT	CAT/C/SR.1433	31	True
Summary records	CAT/C/SR.1435				View document			E							KWT	CAT/C/SR.1435	31	True

III

50 (2013)

Document type	Symbol/Title	Due date	Submitted date	Publication Date	Download	EnglishDraft	ArabicDraft	EnglishODS	SpanishODS	ArabicODS	ChineseODS	RussianODS	NameEn	NameAr	Country Code
List of issues prior to reporting (LoIPR)	CAT/C/KWT/QPR/3		31 May 2013	10 Jul 2013	View document			E	S	A					KWT	CAT/C/KWT/QPR/3	25	True
State party report under LoIPR	CAT/C/KWT/3	03 Jun 2015	10 Jun 2015	16 Aug 2015	View document			E	S	A				CAT_C_KWT_3_5778_A.pdf	KWT	CAT/C/KWT/3	45	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for the session)	ADHHRB / Alternative Submission to Kuwait’s Third Periodic Report: 58th Session of the Committee Against Torture		13 Jul 2016	13 Jul 2016	View document	E							INT_CAT_CSS_KWT_24502_E.docx		KWT	INT/CAT/CSS/KWT/24502	158	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for the session)	Alkarama Foundation		22 Jul 2016	22 Jul 2016	View document		A							INT_CAT_CSS_KWT_24630_A.pdf	KWT	INT/CAT/CSS/KWT/24630	158	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for the session)	CAT - Kuwait 2016 -The Human Line Organization		13 Jul 2016	13 Jul 2016	View document	E							INT_CAT_CSS_KWT_24499_E.pdf		KWT	INT/CAT/CSS/KWT/24499	158	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for the session)	GCHR Report on torture in Kuwait to CAT 11 July 2016		13 Jul 2016	13 Jul 2016	View document	E							INT_CAT_CSS_KWT_24501_E.docx		KWT	INT/CAT/CSS/KWT/24501	158	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for the session)	Global Initiative		13 Jul 2016	13 Jul 2016	View document	E							INT_CAT_CSS_KWT_24500_E.docx		KWT	INT/CAT/CSS/KWT/24500	158	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for the session)	Kuwait_ CAT _Shadow Report - Alkarama Foundation		18 Jul 2016	18 Jul 2016	View document	E							INT_CAT_CSS_KWT_24600_E.pdf		KWT	INT/CAT/CSS/KWT/24600	158	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for the session)	NGO - AI- Kuwait -CAT submission 2016 final		13 Jul 2016	13 Jul 2016	View document	E							INT_CAT_CSS_KWT_24498_E.pdf		KWT	INT/CAT/CSS/KWT/24498	158	True
Statement	Statement		26 Jul 2016	26 Jul 2016	View document		A							INT_CAT_STA_KWT_24640_A.pdf	KWT	INT/CAT/STA/KWT/24640	109	True
List of delegation/participants	List of delegation/participants -2				View document	E							INT_CAT_LOP_KWT_24627_E.pdf		KWT	INT/CAT/LOP/KWT/24627	107	True
List of delegation/participants	List of delegation/participants.		13 Jul 2016	13 Jul 2016	View document	E							INT_CAT_LOP_KWT_24516_E.pdf		KWT	INT/CAT/LOP/KWT/24516	107	True
Concluding observations	CAT/C/KWT/CO/3		12 Aug 2016	05 Sep 2016	View document			E	S	A	C	R	INT_CAT_COC_KWT_24875_E.pdf		KWT	CAT/C/KWT/CO/3	5	True
Concluding observations	CAT/C/KWT/CO/3/Corr.1			16 Oct 2016	View document			E							KWT	CAT/C/KWT/CO/3/Corr.1	5	True
Concluding observations	CAT/C/KWT/CO/3/Corr.2		16 Nov 2016	14 Feb 2017	View document			E	S	A	C	R	CAT_C_KWT_CO_3_Corr-2_25870_E.docx		KWT	CAT/C/KWT/CO/3/Corr.2	5	True
Follow-up issues	Concluding observations CAT/C/KWT/CO/3, paras. 14 (a), 23, 27 (a) and 31		12 Aug 2016		View document	E							INT_CAT_FUI_KWT_25865_E.pdf		KWT	INT/CAT/FUI/KWT/25865	117	True
State Party report on Follow-up to Concluding Observations	CAT/C/KWT/CO/3/Add.1	12 Aug 2017	02 May 2017		View document			E		A				CAT_C_KWT_CO_3_Add-1_25866_A.pdf	KWT	CAT/C/KWT/CO/3/Add.1	46	True
Follow-up letter sent to the State party	Request for further clarification		23 Oct 2018		View document	E							INT_CAT_FUL_KWT_32845_E.pdf		KWT	INT/CAT/FUL/KWT/32845	114	True
Follow-up Information from other sources	Alkarama		22 Jul 2016		View document	E							INT_CAT_NGS_KWT_27977_E.docx		KWT	INT/CAT/NGS/KWT/27977	115	True
Summary records	CAT/C/SR.1433				View document			E							KWT	CAT/C/SR.1433	31	True
Summary records	CAT/C/SR.1435				View document			E							KWT	CAT/C/SR.1435	31	True

46 (2011)

Document type	Symbol/Title	Due date	Submitted date	Publication Date	Download	EnglishDraft	FrenchDraft	EnglishODS	SpanishODS	ArabicODS	ChineseODS	RussianODS	NameEn	NameFr	Country Code
List of issues prior to reporting (LoIPR)	CAT/C/KWT/Q/2			16 Feb 2009	View document			E	S			R			KWT	CAT/C/KWT/Q/2	25	True
State party report under LoIPR	CAT/C/KWT/2	30 Jun 2009	22 Mar 2010	16 Jun 2010	View document			E	S	A					KWT	CAT/C/KWT/2	45	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations	ALKARAMA				View document	E	F						INT_CAT_NGO_KWT_46_9455_E.pdf	INT_CAT_NGO_KWT_46_9455_F.pdf	KWT	INT/CAT/NGO/KWT/46/9455	14	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations	Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children				View document	E							INT_CAT_NGO_KWT_46_9457_E.doc		KWT	INT/CAT/NGO/KWT/46/9457	14	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations	Human Rights Watch				View document	E							INT_CAT_NGO_KWT_46_9458_E.pdf		KWT	INT/CAT/NGO/KWT/46/9458	14	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations	International Disability Alliance (IDA)				View document	E							INT_CAT_NGO_KWT_46_9454_E.doc		KWT	INT/CAT/NGO/KWT/46/9454	14	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations	Kuwait Social Society for Human Rights				View document	E							INT_CAT_NGO_KWT_46_9456_E.doc		KWT	INT/CAT/NGO/KWT/46/9456	14	True
Statement					View document	E							INT_CAT_STA_KWT_46_11031_E.pdf		KWT	INT/CAT/STA/KWT/46/11031	109	True
List of delegation/participants					View document	E							INT_CAT_LOP_KWT_46_10420_E.pdf		KWT	INT/CAT/LOP/KWT/46/10420	107	True
Concluding observations	CAT/C/KWT/CO/2			28 Jun 2011	View document			E	S	A	C	R			KWT	CAT/C/KWT/CO/2	5	True
Follow-up issues	Concluding observations CAT/C/KWT/CO/2, paras. 10, 11 & 17		03 Jun 2011		View document	E							INT_CAT_FUI_KWT_12381_E.pdf		KWT	INT/CAT/FUI/KWT/12381	117	True
State Party report on Follow-up to Concluding Observations	Pending	03 Jun 2012													KWT	INT/CAT/FCO/KWT/14974	46	False
Follow-up letter sent to the State party	Reminder		01 Jun 2012		View document	E							INT_CAT_FUR_KWT_12344_E.pdf		KWT	INT/CAT/FUR/KWT/12344	114	True
Summary records	CAT/C/SR.989			27 Dec 2011	View document			E	S			R			KWT	CAT/C/SR.989	31	True
Summary records	CAT/C/SR.986			19 May 2011	View document			E	S			R			KWT	CAT/C/SR.986	31	True

20 (1998)

CAT-OP - Optional Protocol of the Convention against Torture

CCPR - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

21 May 1996 (a)

Reporting Cycle

Session (Year)

139 (2023)

Document type	Symbol/Title	Due date	Submitted date	Publication Date	Download	EnglishDraft	ArabicDraft	EnglishODS	SpanishODS	ArabicODS	NameEn	NameAr	Country Code
State party's report	CCPR/C/KWT/4	15 Jul 2020	23 Jun 2020	18 Nov 2020	View document			E	S	A		CCPR_C_KWT_4_8380_A.docx	KWT	CCPR/C/KWT/4	2020	29	True
List of issues	CCPR/C/KWT/Q/4			18 Nov 2022	View document			E	S	A	CCPR_C_KWT_4_50782_E.pdf		KWT	CCPR/C/KWT/Q/4		18	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for LOIs)	Conscience and Peace Tax International (CPTI)		16 Aug 2022		View document	E					INT_CCPR_ICO_KWT_49754_E.doc		KWT	INT/CCPR/ICO/KWT/49754		154	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for LOIs)	Kuwait Association of Social Workers		16 Aug 2022		View document	E	A				INT_CCPR_ICO_KWT_49826_E.docx	INT_CCPR_ICO_KWT_49826_A.docx	KWT	INT/CCPR/ICO/KWT/49826		154	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for LOIs)	Kuwait Society for Human Rights (KSHR)				View document	E	A				INT_CCPR_ICO_KWT_49862_E.pdf	INT_CCPR_ICO_KWT_49862_A.pdf	KWT	INT/CCPR/ICO/KWT/49862		154	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for LOIs)	Kuwaiti Association For The Basic Evaluators Of Human Rights (KABEHR)		16 Aug 2022	30 Aug 2022	View document	E	A				INT_CCPR_ICO_KWT_49738_E.pdf	INT_CCPR_ICO_KWT_49738_A.pdf	KWT	INT/CCPR/ICO/KWT/49738		154	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for LOIs)	Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights		16 Aug 2022		View document	E					INT_CCPR_ICO_KWT_49752_E.docx		KWT	INT/CCPR/ICO/KWT/49752		154	True

136 (2022)

Document type	Symbol/Title	Due date	Submitted date	Publication Date	Download	EnglishDraft	ArabicDraft	EnglishODS	SpanishODS	ArabicODS	NameEn	NameAr	Country Code
State party's report	CCPR/C/KWT/4	15 Jul 2020	23 Jun 2020	18 Nov 2020	View document			E	S	A		CCPR_C_KWT_4_8380_A.docx	KWT	CCPR/C/KWT/4	2020	29	True
List of issues	CCPR/C/KWT/Q/4			18 Nov 2022	View document			E	S	A	CCPR_C_KWT_4_50782_E.pdf		KWT	CCPR/C/KWT/Q/4		18	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for LOIs)	Conscience and Peace Tax International (CPTI)		16 Aug 2022		View document	E					INT_CCPR_ICO_KWT_49754_E.doc		KWT	INT/CCPR/ICO/KWT/49754		154	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for LOIs)	Kuwait Association of Social Workers		16 Aug 2022		View document	E	A				INT_CCPR_ICO_KWT_49826_E.docx	INT_CCPR_ICO_KWT_49826_A.docx	KWT	INT/CCPR/ICO/KWT/49826		154	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for LOIs)	Kuwait Society for Human Rights (KSHR)				View document	E	A				INT_CCPR_ICO_KWT_49862_E.pdf	INT_CCPR_ICO_KWT_49862_A.pdf	KWT	INT/CCPR/ICO/KWT/49862		154	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for LOIs)	Kuwaiti Association For The Basic Evaluators Of Human Rights (KABEHR)		16 Aug 2022	30 Aug 2022	View document	E	A				INT_CCPR_ICO_KWT_49738_E.pdf	INT_CCPR_ICO_KWT_49738_A.pdf	KWT	INT/CCPR/ICO/KWT/49738		154	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for LOIs)	Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights		16 Aug 2022		View document	E					INT_CCPR_ICO_KWT_49752_E.docx		KWT	INT/CCPR/ICO/KWT/49752		154	True

III

117 (2016)

Document type	Symbol/Title	Due date	Submitted date	Publication Date	Download	EnglishDraft	ArabicDraft	EnglishODS	SpanishODS	ArabicODS	NameEn	NameAr	Country Code
State party's report	CCPR/C/KWT/3	02 Nov 2014	28 Oct 2014		View document			E	S	A			KWT	CCPR/C/KWT/3	29	True
Follow-up Report of the Special Rapporteur on follow-up on Concluding Observations	CCPR/C/125/3/Add.5				View document	E					CCPR_C_125_3_Add-5_34516_E.pdf		KWT	CCPR/C/125/3/Add.5	134	True
List of issues	CCPR/C/KWT/Q/3				View document			E	S	A			KWT	CCPR/C/KWT/Q/3	18	True
Reply to List of Issues	CCPR/C/KWT/Q/3/Add.1		23 Feb 2016	24 Feb 2016	View document			E	S	A		CCPR_C_KWT_Q_3_Add-1_23513_A.doc	KWT	CCPR/C/KWT/Q/3/Add.1	22	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for the session)	Alkarama		27 May 2016		View document	E	A				INT_CCPR_CSS_KWT_24051_E.pdf	INT_CCPR_CSS_KWT_24051_A.pdf	KWT	INT/CCPR/CSS/KWT/24051	158	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for the session)	Amnesty International		30 May 2016		View document	E					INT_CCPR_CSS_KWT_24080_E.pdf		KWT	INT/CCPR/CSS/KWT/24080	158	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for LOIs)	Alkarama		05 Aug 2015		View document	E					INT_CCPR_ICO_KWT_21311_E.doc		KWT	INT/CCPR/ICO/KWT/21311	154	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for LOIs)	Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB)		17 Aug 2015		View document	E	A				INT_CCPR_CSS_KWT_21405_E.pdf	INT_CCPR_CSS_KWT_21405_A.pdf	KWT	INT/CCPR/CSS/KWT/21405	154	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for LOIs)	Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children		28 Aug 2015		View document	E					INT_CCPR_ICO_KWT_21531_E.docx		KWT	INT/CCPR/ICO/KWT/21531	154	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for LOIs)	Human Rights Watch		06 Aug 2015		View document	E					INT_CCPR_ICO_KWT_21314_E.pdf		KWT	INT/CCPR/ICO/KWT/21314	154	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for LOIs)	International Fellowship Of Reconciliation (IFOR)		16 Aug 2015		View document	E					INT_CCPR_ICO_KWT_21497_E.doc		KWT	INT/CCPR/ICO/KWT/21497	154	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for LOIs)	Kuwait Society for Human Rights about the Civil and Political Rights		02 Oct 2015		View document	E	A				INT_CCPR_ICO_KWT_21869_E.docx	INT_CCPR_ICO_KWT_21869_A.docx	KWT	INT/CCPR/ICO/KWT/21869	154	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for LOIs)	The Human Line Organization, Social Workers Society and Musawah Group		18 Aug 2015		View document	E	A				INT_CCPR_CSS_KWT_21407_E.docx	INT_CCPR_CSS_KWT_21407_A.docx	KWT	INT/CCPR/CSS/KWT/21407	154	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for LOIs)	The Kuwaiti Association of the Basic Evaluators of Human Rights		06 Jul 2015