CAT/C/LKA/CO/5 Redress for victims of torture 45. The Committee is concerned at the insufficient amount of compensation awarded by the Supreme Court to victims of torture since 2011, and regrets the lack of information with regard to the number of cases covered by the total amount. The Committee notes with concern that there is a large backlog of fundamental rights applications pending before the Supreme Court and that this remedy, which cannot be appealed, is not accessible to all victims because of the financial implications. Furthermore, decisions of the Supreme Court in favour of a victim of torture do not guarantee that effective investigations or prosecution will follow. The Committee regrets the lack of information on the number of applications for compensation lodged before the district courts and the number of victims of torture who were effectively granted compensation. It also regrets the absence of a rehabilitation programme aimed at torture victims. 46. The Committee, recalling its general comment No. 3, urges the State party to: (a) Take the necessary legislative and administrative measures to guarantee that victims of torture and ill-treatment benefit from effective remedies and can obtain all forms of redress, including restitution, adequate compensation, rehabilitation, satisfaction and guarantees of non-repetition; (b) Fully assess the needs of torture victims and ensure that specialized, holistic rehabilitation services are available and promptly accessible without discrimination, through the direct provision of rehabilitative services by the State or through the funding of other facilities, including those administered by nongovernmental organizations. Training 47. While welcoming the teaching about the provisions of the Convention in military and police training programmes, the Committee regrets that trainings on non-coercive investigatory techniques and advanced methods of investigation are provided only on an ad hoc basis. It is also concerned at the assessment by the Special Rapporteur on torture that specific training in the forensic medical investigation and documentation of torture and illtreatment is still needed (art. 10). 48. The State party should provide periodic and compulsory training on the provisions of the Convention, the Istanbul Protocol and non-coercive interrogation techniques to all officials involved in the treatment and custody of persons deprived of their liberty. The State party should also develop and apply a methodology for evaluating the effectiveness of educational and training programmes relating to the Convention and the Istanbul Protocol. Follow-up procedure 49. The Committee requests the State party to provide, by 7 December 2017, information on follow-up to the Committee’s recommendations on the role and responsibilities of Mr. Mendis when he was Deputy Inspector General of the Criminal Investigations Department from March 2008 to June 2009 with regard to torture that allegedly occurred during his mandate; the establishment of a judicial mechanism with a special counsel to investigate allegations of torture, enforced disappearances and other serious human rights violations; and the establishment of an independent, effective, confidential and accessible complaints mechanism for victims of torture and the revision of the Assistance to and Protection of Victims of Crimes and Witnesses Act (see paragraphs 14 (b), 16 and 18 above). In that context, the State party is invited to inform the Committee about its plans for implementing, within the coming 14