CAT/C/LBN/CO/1 crisis and corruption. It is also concerned by the lack of any specific detailed information on the investigations carried out into those incidents (arts. 2, 12-13 and 16). 49. The State party should: (a) Ensure that prompt, impartial and effective investigations are undertaken into all allegations relating to the excessive use of force by law enforcement officers and members of the armed forces, and ensure that the perpetrators are prosecuted and the victims adequately compensated; (b) Increase its efforts to systematically provide training to all law enforcement officers and members of the military on the use of force, especially in the context of demonstrations, taking due account of the Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials. Redress and rehabilitation 50. While noting the State party’s assertion that its legislation provides for criminal and civil remedies when seeking redress in cases of torture, the Committee regrets that the delegation did not provide information on reparation and compensation measures ordered by the courts or other State bodies and actually provided to victims of torture or their families since the entry into force of the Convention in the State party (art. 14). 51. In the light of its previous recommendation under the inquiry procedure (see A/69/44, annex XIII, para. 38 (dd)), the State party should ensure that all victims of torture and ill-treatment obtain redress, including an enforceable right to fair and adequate compensation, and the means of achieving as full a rehabilitation as possible. The Committee draws the State party’s attention to its general comment No. 3 (2012), in which it elaborates on the nature and the scope of States parties’ obligations under article 14 of the Convention to provide full redress to victims of torture. Refugees and non-refoulement 52. While noting the explanations given by the delegation, the Committee remains concerned at reports that the State party might have engaged in practices contrary to the principle of non-refoulement, especially with regard to Syrian, Iraqi and Sudanese nationals and Palestinian refugees from Syria. In that regard, it recalls that article 3 of the Convention affords absolute protection to anyone under the jurisdiction of the State party, regardless of the person’s nationality, judicial status or the danger that he or she may pose to society (art. 3). 53. The State party should: (a) Ensure that no one may be expelled, returned or extradited to another State where there are substantial grounds for believing that he or she would run a personal and foreseeable risk of being subjected to torture; (b) Strengthen its domestic legislative framework by adopting a comprehensive law on asylum that is consistent with international standards and in accordance with article 3 of the Convention; (c) Ensure that procedural safeguards against refoulement are in place and that effective remedies are available with respect to refoulement claims in removal proceedings, including review by an independent judicial body concerning rejections; (d) Consider ratifying the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees, the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. Migration-related detention of asylum seekers and refugees and detention pending deportation 54. The Committee is concerned at the detention policy applied to asylum seekers and refugees for migration-related reasons, including reports that they often face lengthy periods of detention in substandard conditions. While welcoming the closure of the 9

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