CAT/C/UZB/CO/5 Training 61. The Committee is concerned that police, law enforcement and national security officers, border guards, prison staff, judges, prosecutors and lawyers do not receive sufficient specific training on the provisions of the Convention and that training on the Istanbul Protocol is not provided to all medical professionals and public officials working with persons deprived of liberty. There is also a lack of information provided by the State party demonstrating that its training programmes reduce the commission of torture (art. 10). 62. The State party should: (a) Ensure that training on the provisions of the Convention and the absolute prohibition of torture is mandatory for police, law enforcement and national security officers, border guards, prison staff, judges, prosecutors and lawyers and that the Istanbul Protocol is made an essential part of the training for all medical professionals and other relevant public officials; (b) Provide training for law enforcement officials on the Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials and on non-coercive investigation methods; (c) Develop and implement measures to assess the effectiveness and impact of training programmes provided to law enforcement and other public officials on the Convention; (d) Ensure that rules and instructions regarding the prohibition of torture are issued during the training to all personnel who may be involved in the custody, interrogation or treatment of any individual subjected to any form of arrest, detention or imprisonment, as outlined in paragraph 2 of article 10 of the Convention. Violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons 63. The Committee is concerned at reports that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons are subjected to: violence and torture while in detention; persecution by the police, including through entrapment schemes carried out using websites, threatening videos and extortion; and violence by private persons. The Committee is also concerned that the State party indicated that it has no cases open involving violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender persons. In addition, it is concerned about reports that the criminalization of same-sex sexual relations in article 120 of the criminal procedure code renders lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons particularly vulnerable to violence by both law enforcement officials and private persons. This is because lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons are reluctant to contact the authorities to seek protection from violence for fear of being arrested (arts. 2, 12–14 and 16). 64. The State party should undertake prompt, effective and impartial investigations of all allegations of torture and ill-treatment perpetrated against lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender persons by or with the consent or acquiescence of public officials. The State party also should take measures to prevent violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender persons on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity, including by repealing article 120 of the criminal code and ensuring that its complaints mechanisms are accessible to and capable of facilitating effective protection for lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender persons who are victims of or at risk of violence. Follow-up procedure 65. The Committee requests the State party to provide, by 6 December 2020, information on follow-up to the Committee’s recommendations on ensuring that all allegations of torture and ill-treatment raised in judicial proceedings are investigated and the alleged perpetrators prosecuted and punished and that statements made as a result of torture and ill-treatment cannot be invoked as evidence in any proceedings, except against the person accused of torture or ill-treatment as evidence that the statement was made under duress; investigate allegations of torture and ill-treatment regarding the persons cited in paragraph 13 (c) and ensure that victims and their relatives obtain redress, including compensation and rehabilitation, and discipline the officials who failed to investigate them; take measures to ensure the independent 15