CAT/C/PAK/CO/1 torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, in violation of the Convention. Juvenile justice 40. The Committee is concerned about the execution of individuals who were reportedly minors at the time of the offence, in breach of international and domestic prohibitions. While noting that minors have the possibility of challenging their age determination in court, the Committee is concerned about the reported lack of an adequate mechanism to determine the age of juvenile offenders that is in line with due process and fair trial standards. 41. The State party should ensure the existence of effective mechanisms for appealing age determination decisions in a timely manner. The Committee recommends that the State party increase its efforts to ensure that any minor accused of a crime receives independent and effective legal counsel. Redress 42. While welcoming the efforts of the Government to create new rehabilitation centres that provide medical and psychological assistance, the Committee is concerned about reports that many victims of torture are unable to access redress and compensation. It is also concerned at the lack of information provided by the State party on cases in which victims of acts of torture or ill-treatment committed by public officials have obtained compensation or other forms of redress (art. 14). 43. The Committee, recalling its general comment No. 3 (2012) on the implementation of article 14, urges the State party to: (a) Take measures to guarantee that victims of torture and ill-treatment benefit from effective remedies and obtain full and effective redress and reparation, including adequate compensation and rehabilitation, regardless of whether the perpetrator of the violation is identified, apprehended, prosecuted or convicted; (b) Ensure that specialized, holistic rehabilitation services are available and promptly accessible by victims of torture and ill-treatment without discrimination, through the direct provision of rehabilitative services by the State or through the funding of other facilities, including those administered by non-governmental organizations. Data collection 44. While acknowledging that the Committee’s review concerned the State party’s initial report under article 19 of the Convention, the Committee deeply regrets that the State party’s report did not contain, and that the delegation of the State party could not provide, the data requested on prosecutions and convictions of public officials for conduct amounting to torture under the Convention; information on the progress of particularly significant investigations; data on the number, capacity and occupancy rate of places of detention in the State party; and data on redress, including compensation provided in cases of torture and ill-treatment. The Committee also regrets the absence of statistical data on investigations and prosecutions concerning enforced disappearances, violence against women and girls, trafficking in persons, contemporary forms of slavery and instances of deportation of refugees (arts. 2-3, 11-14 and 16). 45. The State party should collect and submit statistical data, disaggregated by the age and sex of the victim, that would allow the Committee to more effectively assess the State party’s implementation of the Convention at the national level, particularly data on complaints, investigations, prosecutions and convictions related to acts of torture and ill-treatment attributed to law enforcement personnel. Statistical data should also be collected and submitted on physical and sexual violence against girls and women, domestic violence, refugees and enforced disappearances. 10

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