E/CN.4/1991/17 page 94 (g) Whenever a torture complaint is found justified, the perpetrators should be severely punished. If the torture is found to have taken place in an official place of detention the official in charge of this location should be disciplined or punished; (h) Since the Special Rapporteur continues to receive information that members of the medical profession play a role in the practice of torture, he wishes to reiterate his previous recommendation that professional medical associations take strict measures against such persons who have dishonoured their profession; (i) Each detained person should have the right to initiate, immediately after his arrest, proceedings before a court on the lawfulness of his detention, in conformity with article 9, paragraph 4 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Since the Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment, which in principle 32 contains the same provision, makes no exception for times of emergency, a detained person should be entitled to exercise this right also under a state of siege or emergency; (j) Training programmes for law enforcement and security personnel should reflect the respect due to the inherent dignity of all detained persons. In particular, such personnel should be instructed on their duty to disobey orders received from a superior to practise torture; (k) Governments are reminded that they can avail themselves of the programme of advisory services of the United Nations Centre for Human Rights in combating torture.

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