(f) Ensure that all counter-terrorism measures taken are in full conformity with the Convention; (g) Ensure that the expulsion, refoulement or extradition of a person to another State is in compliance with article 3 of the Convention; (h) Take measures to establish an effective, reliable and independent complaints system to undertake prompt and impartial investigations into allegations of ill-treatment or torture by police and other public officials, and punish the offenders; (i) Strengthen efforts to reduce any occurrences of torture or other ill-treatment by police and other public officials, and collect data that monitors such acts; (j) Ensure the right of torture victims to fair and adequate compensation from the State and set up programmes for the physical and psychological rehabilitation of victims; (k) Continue and expand efforts to establish “half-way homes” for women in order to avoid their remaining in prison beyond the expiration of their sentence; (l) Review the minimum age of criminal responsibility and ensure that all protective institutions and other places of detention meet international juvenile justice standards, including those of the Convention; (m) Consider making the declarations under articles 21 and 22 of the Convention and ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention; (n) Consult closely with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations independent human rights mechanisms and country-based programmes to develop appropriate education and training programmes on, inter alia, the United Nations human rights treaty body reporting processes and programmes aimed at enforcing the prohibition of torture and ill-treatment. 147. The Committee recommends that the next State party report should comply with the reporting guidelines of the Committee and include, inter alia: (a) Detailed information on the practical implementation of its legislation and the recommendations of the Committee; (b) Detailed statistical data, disaggregated by crime, geographical location, ethnicity and gender, on complaints relating to torture and ill-treatment allegedly committed by law enforcement officials, as well as related investigations, prosecutions, and penal and disciplinary sentences. 148. The Committee recommends that the State party widely disseminate the reports submitted by Yemen to the Committee and the Committee’s conclusions and recommendations, in appropriate languages, through official web sites, the media and non-governmental organizations. 67

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