CAT/C/DNK/CO/6-7 having made definite conclusions as to whether there had been breaches of international obligation by the State party not to expose those prisoners to ill-treatment. The Committee also notes that examination by the Military Prosecution Service is under way with a view to assessing whether information on the transfer of detainees in Iraq can form the basis of criminal investigation (arts. 3 and 10). 19. The State party should ensure that (a) investigations on the transfer of prisoners to the custody of other States’ forces in its military operations abroad are undertaken to completion by an independent body, and made public; and (b) if a violation of article 3 of the Convention is established, those responsible are appropriately prosecuted and victims are entitled to obtain redress. Deportation of vulnerable individuals 20. The Committee is concerned that a minor, accompanied by his adult brother, was deported from Denmark to Afghanistan in December 2014 after the brothers’ request for asylum had failed, without any measure of protection, and that the minor was reported killed upon return to his country of origin (arts. 3 and 10). 21. The State party should put into place mechanisms to monitor the situation of vulnerable individuals and groups in receiving countries after their deportation, even in cases where return is voluntary, and act upon reports of torture and ill-treatment, including for the purpose of informing its asylum policies. Screening of and assistance to asylum seekers who are victims of torture 22. The Committee is concerned at the lack of a regular mechanism for the identification of victims of torture throughout the asylum process. Moreover, the Committee is concerned that intake procedures at the Ellebæk Prison for Asylum Seekers and Others Deprived of their Liberty (Ellebæk Prison), where decisions on fitness of asylum seekers for detention and identification of victims of torture are made by a nurse, are inadequate. It is also concerned at the lack of a system for handling victims of torture upon their identification during administrative detention (arts. 3, 13 and 14). 23. The State party should (a) put into place procedures for the systematic screening and medical examination of alleged torture victims by qualified personnel throughout the asylum process, including at reception centres and places of detention such as the Ellebæk Prison; and (b) ensure that victims of torture are not held in places of deprivation of liberty and have prompt access to rehabilitation services. Detention of asylum seekers 24. The Committee regrets that the State party considers prison-like structural layout and fixtures at the Ellebæk Prison as necessary for security reasons. The Committee also finds excessive the total length of detention of asylum seekers of 18 months authorized by article 37 of the Aliens Act. (arts. 11 and 16). 25. The State party should: (a) Reduce the length of administrative detention of asylum seekers authorized under the Aliens Act for as short a period as possible, bearing in mind that detention should be used as a measure of last resort; (b) Ensure that facilities accommodating asylum seekers are appropriate for their status and situations, especially as some of them may be victims of torture or illtreatment. As such, the State party should alter layout and fixtures so as to change the carceral appearance of facilities hosting asylum seekers. 4