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information on the effectiveness and impact of those training programmes in reducing the
number of cases of torture and ill-treatment (art. 11).
The State party should:
(a)
Further develop and strengthen training programmes to ensure that all
officials, in particular judges and law enforcement, prison and immigration officers,
are aware of the provisions of the Convention;
(b)
Provide training on the Istanbul Protocol for medical personnel and
other officials involved in dealing with detainees and asylum seekers in the
investigation and documentation of cases of torture; and
(c)
Assess the effectiveness and impact of training programmes on the
prevention and absolute prohibition of torture and ill-treatment.
Data collection
21.
The Committee regrets the absence of comprehensive and disaggregated data on
complaints of, investigations into, and prosecutions and convictions for cases of torture and
ill-treatment by law-enforcement, security, military and prison personnel, at the criminal
and disciplinary levels, as well as on crimes involving discrimination, trafficking, domestic
and sexual violence, and female genital mutilation.
The State party should compile statistical data relevant to the monitoring of the
implementation of the Convention at the national level, including data, at the criminal
and disciplinary levels, on complaints of, investigations into, and prosecutions and
convictions for cases of torture and ill-treatment, trafficking, domestic and sexual
violence, and female genital mutilation, as well as on means of redress, including
compensation and rehabilitation, provided to the victims.
Other issues
22.
The Committee invites the State party to ratify the International Convention for the
Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and the International Convention
on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.
23.
The State party is requested to disseminate widely the report submitted to the
Committee and the Committee’s concluding observations, in all appropriate languages,
through official websites, the media and non-governmental organizations.
24.
The Committee requests the State party to provide, by 22 November 2014, followup information in response to the Committee’s recommendations related to: (a) ensuring or
strengthening legal safeguards for persons detained; (b) conducting prompt, impartial and
effective investigations; and (c) prosecuting suspects and sanctioning perpetrators of torture
or ill-treatment, as contained in paragraph 8 (b), (c) and paragraph 9 (a), (c) of the present
concluding observations. In addition, the Committee requests follow-up information on
domestic violence and ill-treatment of Roma and other minorities, as contained in
paragraphs 17 and 18 of the present document.
25.
The State party is invited to submit its next report, which will be the seventh
periodic report, by 22 November 2017. For that purpose, the Committee will, in due course,
submit to the State party a list of issues prior to reporting, considering that the State party
has accepted to report to the Committee under the optional reporting procedure.
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