CAT/OP/PRY/2/Add.1 2. Institutional framework (a) Ombudsman’s Office (i) Paragraph 23 (a) 10. With regard to the Subcommittee’s recommendation, the Ombudsman’s Office has created a basic database of allegations of torture. The database is now being harmonized so that information can be systematically compiled, as recommended. (ii) Paragraph 23 (b) 11. As mentioned above, the Ombudsman’s Office has begun harmonizing the database in line with the Subcommittee’s recommendation. For this reason, the database is not yet available on its website. 12. As part of the harmonization process, the Ombudsman’s Office plans to include details from the case file in the database, including the date of submission, the complainant’s details, the subject of the complaint, the scene of the incident, the official dealing with the case, and follow-up. 13. The data for internal use will be based on the details given on the complaint form, such as the personal details of the complainant and the alleged victim (where the victim is not the complainant), the scene of the incident, the nature of the incident (a description of the torture or ill-treatment), a description of any injuries, alleged perpetrators, evidence, complaints or allegations filed with other institutions and their replies, and updates on the proceedings. (iii) Paragraph 23 (c) 14. There has not yet been a mass campaign to inform the public about the mission and duties of the Ombudsman’s Office, although dissemination of information is part of the job of the Ombudsman’s assistants. 15. Representatives of the Ombudsman regularly give talks on the mission and duties of the institution in various forums such as radio and television programmes, schools, colleges, cooperatives and neighbourhood groups. 16. The Ombudsman’s Office currently has 20 branches in Asunción and 21 outside the capital. (iv) Paragraph 23 (d) 17. The process of analysing and changing procedures for visits to detention centres has been started, in particular with regard to data collection and the processing of recommendations. 18. Once the procedures have been changed and the recommendations processed, reports on the visits will be made public, as will the follow-up to the recommendations. (v) Police personnel training (para. 25) 19. In 2011, a programme was launched to train police personnel in the use of the “Basic guide to human rights for the police service”, published in late 2010. The programme includes two days of training in all police headquarters in the various departments of the country, as well as in the metropolitan area (Asunción). The training days involve the chiefs and deputy chiefs of all the police stations in each police district where the training takes place. 4 GE.11-43459