CAT/C/ECU/CO/7 Ramírez Herrera, a forensic expert specializing in the investigation of torture cases. The Committee has also not received up-to-date information on the criminal proceedings arising from the investigation launched into that case by the Attorney General’s Office (art. 13). 38. The State party should continue to strengthen the capacity of the National Victim and Witness Protection Programme in order to ensure that victims and witnesses of acts of torture, including forensic experts, are effectively protected and supported. The Committee urges the State party to report on the outcome of the investigation into the murder of the forensic doctor Germán Antonio Ramírez Herrera and on the related criminal proceedings, if any. Excessive use of force against demonstrators 39. The Committee expresses its concern at the numerous allegations of excessive use of force and arbitrary arrest of demonstrators and bystanders during the demonstrations that took place in 2015. The Committee regrets that the State party has not provided detailed information on the investigations conducted into such allegations or on the number of criminal proceedings brought against demonstrators accused of crimes of terrorism and sabotage (arts. 2, 12, 13 and 16). 40. The State party should ensure that all complaints regarding the excessive use of force and arbitrary detention by law enforcement officers or military personnel are investigated in a prompt, effective and impartial manner. It should also ensure that persons suspected of committing such acts are brought to trial and, if found guilty, are punished in a manner commensurate with the gravity of their acts. The State party should also ensure that victims receive adequate reparation. In addition, the State party should sufficiently train all members of its security forces in the proper use of force and should establish rules on the use of firearms by its security forces that are consistent with the Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials (1990). Redress and rehabilitation 41. Taking into account the efforts made by the State party in terms of providing redress and compensation to victims of human rights violations documented by the Truth Commission, the Committee notes with concern that, to date, only 10 agreements have been signed concerning compensation amounts and in only one case has a victim been awarded financial compensation under the terms of the Victims Redress Act. Furthermore, the Committee regrets the paucity of information provided on redress and compensation measures ordered by the courts or other State bodies during the reporting period in other cases of torture or ill-treatment (art. 14). 42. The Committee draws the attention of the State party to its general comment No. 3 (2012) on the implementation of article 14 by States parties, which describes in detail the nature and scope of States parties’ obligation to provide full redress and the means for full rehabilitation to victims of torture. In particular, the Committee urges the State party to: (a) Expedite procedures in the Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and Religious Affairs and the Ombudsman’s Office to grant compensation under the provisions of the Victims Redress Act; (b) Provide all victims of torture or ill-treatment with full redress for the harm they have suffered, which should include fair and adequate compensation and the fullest possible rehabilitation; 8 GE.17-00413