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(e)
Take measures to ensure in practice the right of all persons deprived of their
liberty to have prompt access to counsel and a doctor of their choice, as well as to contact
family members;
(f)
Adopt all necessary measures to improve the material conditions of the
reception centres for asylum-seekers and immigrants and ensure the physical and
psychological integrity of all individuals accommodated in these centres;
(g)
periods;
Refrain from detaining asylum-seekers and illegal immigrants for prolonged
(h)
Discontinue the practice of refusing access to asylum procedures because the
authorities are unable to verify the identity of asylum-seekers owing to a lack of
documentation or interpreters;
(i)
Provide an information sheet in the appropriate languages to inform
asylum-seekers of the asylum procedures immediately after they are apprehended or arrive
in the territory of the State party;
(j)
Allow the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR) full access to asylum-seekers, and vice versa. UNHCR should normally be given
access to individual files so that it can monitor asylum procedures and ensure that the
rights of refugees and asylum-seekers are respected;
(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;