(b) The nature of some criminal sanctions, in particular flogging and amputation of limbs, which may be in breach of the Convention; (c) Reports of the frequent practice of incommunicado detention by Political Security Department officials, including occurrences of mass arrests and detention for prolonged periods without judicial process; (d) The failure in practice to enable detained persons to obtain access to a lawyer, a doctor of their choice or relatives from the outset of their detention; (e) The apparent failure to investigate promptly, impartially and fully the numerous allegations of torture and breaches of article 16 of the Convention and to prosecute alleged offenders; (f) Reported cases of deportation of foreigners without the opportunity for them to legally challenge those measures which, if found to be the case, may be in breach of the obligations imposed by article 3 of the Convention; (g) The failure of the State party to provide detailed information relating to modalities of compensation and rehabilitation of victims of ill-treatment by the State; (h) The situation of women who have served their prison sentences but who remain in prison for prolonged periods; (i) The Committee is concerned at the low minimum age of criminal responsibility and at the detention of child offenders as young as 7 years in specialized hospitals or social protection institutions. E. Recommendations 146. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Adopt a definition of torture which covers all elements of that contained in article 1 of the Convention, and amend domestic penal law accordingly; (b) Take all appropriate measures to ensure that criminal sanctions are in full conformity with the Convention; (c) Ensure that all detained persons have immediate access to a doctor and a lawyer, as well as contact with their families, at all stages of detention and that detainees held by the Political Security Department are given prompt access to judges; (d) Take all appropriate measures to abolish de facto incommunicado detention; (e) Take immediate steps to ensure that arrests and detentions are carried out under independent and impartial judicial supervision; 66