CAT/C/NER/CO/1 36. The State party should: (a) Conduct routine, regular training sessions on the absolute prohibition of torture for all officials likely to be involved in monitoring, questioning or handling persons deprived of their liberty, ensuring that such sessions include ongoing training on the Convention, non-coercive investigation techniques and the Istanbul Protocol; (b) Ensure that the absolute prohibition of torture and ill-treatment is incorporated in the rules and instructions established for staff whose work is concerned with the deprivation of liberty; (c) Develop and apply a method for evaluating the effectiveness of educational and training programmes related to the Convention and the Istanbul Protocol; (d) Systematically provide training to all law enforcement and defence officials on the use of force, taking due account of the Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials. Redress 37. The Committee regrets that no specific rehabilitation programmes have been established for victims of torture as a means of implementing article 14 of the Convention. The Committee is also concerned at the State party’s delay in establishing a compensation fund for victims of trafficking, slavery and torture. The Committee further regrets that no compensation has been granted to victims in the wake of the violent demonstrations of 16 and 17 January 2015, which resulted in the loss of human life and extensive material damage, including to places of worship. Lastly, the Committee is concerned at the State party’s assertion that civil law actions for damages have no possibility of succeeding in cases where the suspect has been found not guilty in criminal proceedings (art. 14). 38. The State party should: (a) In line with the Committee’s general comment No. 3 (2012) on the implementation of article 14 by States parties,3 take the necessary legislative measures to ensure that civil proceedings for compensation can be initiated by victims of torture or ill-treatment, their families or their defence counsel, independently of any criminal proceedings that might have been initiated or completed; (b) Immediately establish a compensation fund for victims of trafficking in persons, slavery and torture, ensuring that it has the human and material resources necessary for its proper functioning; (c) Conduct a comprehensive assessment of victims’ needs and ensure that specialized rehabilitation services are promptly made available. Follow-up procedure 39. The Committee requests the State party to provide, by 6 December 2020, information on follow-up to the Committee’s recommendations on safeguards related to the issuance of medical certificates, as provided for under article 71 (5) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the release of persons who have been remanded in custody, the prevention of deaths in detention, and the establishment of a national preventive mechanism (see paras. 10 (f), 16 (c), 22 (e) and 24 (b)). In that context, the State party is invited to inform the Committee about its plans for implementing, within the coming reporting period, some or all of the remaining recommendations in the concluding observations. 3 10 In which the Committee has established that the institution of civil proceedings as a means of claiming compensation for victims should not be made subject to criminal proceedings since criminal liability is independent of a victim’s right to compensation (para. 26). GE.19-22137