A/HRC/4/33/Add.3 page 9 21. Concerning visits to places of detention, article 106 of the Code of Criminal Procedure obliges the head of Public Prosecution and the heads of courts to inspect prisons in order to determine that nobody is held there illegally, and they are entitled to contact any prisoner or detainee. Prisoners are entitled to three visits per week, which constitutes a safeguard against torture. The Government informed the Special Rapporteur that the Correction and Rehabilitation Centres Act makes provision for oversight of correction and rehabilitation centres by government institutions and civil society organizations. For example, the warden must submit regular three-monthly reports on conditions at the centre, the inmates, and the services that they receive; and article 8 of the Act allows court presidents, the Prosecutor-General and members of the Department of Public Prosecutions, each within his respective area of competence, to visit correction and rehabilitation centres and follow up on any prisoner’s complaints about ill-treatment or torture. The Government informed that in 2005, 158 visits were conducted by the Department of Public Prosecutions, the Ministry of Health and other organizations, such as the NCHR, the ICRC, Prisoner Welfare Association, Committee of Public Freedoms for Human Rights, religious leaders, trade unions, student delegates, as well as diplomatic and consular officers. Up until 21 June 2006, the number of visits was 101. 4. Investigation of acts of torture Complaints 22. According to article 107 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, every prisoner has the right to present either a written or a verbal complaint to the prison authorities and ask them to forward the complaint to the Public Prosecutor. If a person makes an allegation of torture against a member of the police, the Department of Public Prosecutions must register the complaint in an investigation report and, if necessary, refer the person to a forensic doctor. A Complaints and Human Rights Office has been established within the Public Security Directorate for the receipt of complaints against its personnel. According to the Government, a human rights directorate was recently created at the Ministry of Interior to follow up on general human rights issues and complaints. The NCHR, established by a law, has among its functions to address human rights issues through a monitoring mechanism that examines complaints related to government institutions. Moreover, the Government informed that prisoners are entitled to complain to domestic or foreign organizations about prison staff. Investigations 23. Article 108 of the Code of Criminal Procedure stipulates that anyone who knows of a person who is imprisoned or detained illegally is obliged to inform the Public Prosecution office, which in turn should investigate the matter and order release. If they fail to do so they are considered an accomplice in the crime of unlawful deprivation of liberty (arts. 178 and 182 of the Penal Code). Article 25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure determines that every authority or its employees carrying out official duties that gain knowledge of a felony or misdemeanour taking place is obliged to inform the prosecutor. Compensation 24. The Constitution, while not containing provisions on compensation for human rights violations, grants every resident the right to seek legal redress, and therefore victims of torture