(k)
Increase the protection of children and young adults placed in social care
institutions, inter alia by ensuring that violent acts are reported and investigated, providing
support and treatment for children and young adults with psychological problems, and
ensuring that these institutions employ trained personnel, such as social workers,
psychologists and pedagogues;
(l)
Ensure the protection of members of ethnic and other minorities, inter alia
by undertaking all effective measures to prosecute and punish all violent acts against these
individuals, establishing programmes to raise awareness, prevent and combat this form of
violence, and including this issue in the training of law enforcement officials and other
relevant professional groups;
(m) Improve the regime of activities for remand prisoners in accordance with
international standards;
(n)
Provide information to the Committee on legal and other measures
undertaken to ensure the systematic review of interrogation rules, instructions, methods
and practices for persons deprived of their liberty;
(o)
Continue with its efforts to strengthen human rights education and training
activities on the prohibition of torture and ill-treatment for law enforcement officials,
medical personnel, public officials and other persons who may be involved in the custody,
interrogation or treatment of any individual subjected to any form of arrest, detention or
imprisonment;
(p)
Provide to the Committee statistical data regarding cases of torture and
other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment reported to
administrative authorities and the result of the investigations, disaggregated by, inter alia,
gender, ethnic group, geographical region, and type and location of place of deprivation of
liberty, where it occurred. In addition, information should be provided regarding
complaints and cases filed with domestic courts, including the results of investigations and
the consequences for the victim in terms of redress and compensation.
79.
The Committee also recommends that the State party ensure the wide distribution
in its territory of the Committee’s conclusions and recommendations.
80.
The Committee requests that the State party provide, within one year, information
on its response to the Committee’s recommendations contained in paragraph 78 (a), (b), (f),
(n) and (p) above.
81.
The Committee recommends that the State party submit its next periodic report
on 7 October 2008, the due date of the fifth periodic report. This report will combine the
fourth and fifth periodic reports.
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