(i)
Develop training programmes on the provisions of the Convention for judges
and prosecutors as well as other law enforcement officials, including programmes on the
prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, for military officials,
police, and other law enforcement personnel and others who may be involved in the
custody, interrogation or treatment of persons at risk of torture; ensure that training
programmes for medical specialists specifically deal with the identification and
documentation of torture;
(j)
Improve conditions in places of deprivation of liberty to meet international
standards and take urgent measures to address overcrowding in prisons and other places
of detention; introduce a system for monitoring the conditions of detention, the treatment
of inmates and prisoner-on-prisoner and sexual violence in prisons;
(k)
Extend the term and mandate of the National Commission on Political
Imprisonment and Torture to enable victims of all forms of torture, including victims of
sexual violence, to file complaints. To this end:
(i)
Initiate measures to better publicize the work of the Commission,
utilizing all media, and clarifying the definition of torture by
including a non-exhaustive list specifying various forms of torture,
including sexual violence, on the forms victims must complete;
(ii)
Ensure that victims will be afforded privacy when registering with the
Commission, and that persons in rural areas or otherwise unable to
file in person can register;
(iii)
Include in the final report of the Commission data disaggregated by
gender, age, type of torture, etc.;
(iv)
Consider extending the Commission’s mandate to permit
investigations and, where warranted, the initiation of criminal
proceedings against those allegedly responsible for the actions
reported;
(l)
Create a system to provide adequate and fair reparation to victims of
torture, including rehabilitative measures and compensation;
(m) Eliminate the practice of extracting confessions for prosecution purposes
from women seeking emergency medical care as a result of illegal abortion; investigate and
review convictions where statements obtained by coercion in such cases have been admitted
into evidence, and take remedial measures including nullifying convictions which are not in
conformity with the Convention. In accordance with World Health Organization
guidelines, the State party should ensure immediate and unconditional treatment of
persons seeking emergency medical care;
(n)
Ensure that the application of the new Code of Criminal Procedure is
promptly extended to the Metropolitan Region so that it can be fully operational
throughout the country;
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