CAT/C/HND/CO/1 page 6 Training 15. The Committee notes with appreciation the detailed information provided by the State party on training programmes and sessions for law enforcement officials, the judiciary, prison staff, health-care specialists and psychologists, etc. However, the Committee regrets the limited information on monitoring and evaluation of these training programmes and the lack of available information on how effective the training programmes have been in reducing incidents of torture and ill-treatment (art. 10). The State party should further develop educational programmes to ensure that all officials, including law enforcement officials and prison staff, are fully aware of the provisions of the Convention and its Optional Protocol, that breaches will not be tolerated and will be investigated, and that offenders will be prosecuted. All relevant personnel should receive specific training on how to identify signs of torture and ill-treatment. The Committee recommends that the Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Istanbul Protocol) become an integral part of the training provided to physicians. Furthermore, the State party should develop and implement a methodology to assess the effectiveness and impact of such training/educational programmes on the reduction of cases of torture and ill-treatment. Conditions of detention 16. The Committee welcomes the monitoring of places of detention through regular visits by the Ministry of Public Affairs, together with members of the National Human Rights Commission and civil society. It further welcomes the decisions by the Supreme Court on five habeas corpus applications and the efforts made by the State party to implement the Court’s recommendations. Nevertheless, the Committee is very concerned at reports of high numbers of deaths in custody that have not been investigated. It further regrets the absence of a professionally staffed penitentiary system independent from the National Police. The State party should investigate promptly, thoroughly and impartially all incidents of death in custody and provide adequate compensation to the families of victims. The State party should further undertake necessary reforms to create an independent penitentiary system. 17. The Committee is concerned at the poor conditions of detention, including overcrowding, at times lack of drinking water, insufficient provision of food, poor sanitary conditions, as well as the failure to separate accused persons from convicted ones, women from men and children from adults, in rural areas as well as in police holding cells. Furthermore, the Committee is concerned at the occurrence of inter-prisoner violence and lack of statistical data that may provide a breakdown by relevant indicators to facilitate the determination of root causes and the design of strategies to prevent and reduce such occurrences (arts. 11 and 16).