regardless of the recognition of the competence of the UN Committee against Torture. Periodic
reporting on individual complaints accelerates issues on combating torture and improve the
fight against torture and other ill-treatment.
Existing government agencies and all closed institutions have an obligation to comply with
the rules of the UN Convention against Torture. Accordingly, resources to create a single body
or office, which will carry out "mechanisms for the implementation of appropriate procedures"
need not be expanded. Individual complaints to the UN Committee against Torture will spur
the state agencies to the responsible implementation of obligations to prevent torture in their
departments.
Our State, one way or another, provides a periodic report to the UN Committee against
Torture, on existing obligations. Reporting on individual complaints improves the quality of the
periodic and other reporting of our government in the treaty bodies of the United Nations. This,
in turn, contributes to the international rating of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Recommendations to the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic
Develop and implement a Unified form of medical examination to fix the state of health and
presence of injury of detainees at the time of admission to the TDF, PDF, as well as repeating
this process after their removal from and return to the TDF, PDF, in accordance with the
principles of the Istanbul Protocol
Implementation of the recommendations
Implemented partially
In paragraph 14 of the Action Plan, the development and implementation of a Unified form
of medical examination, in concert with the Ministry of Health, is provided, to determine the
health and presence of injury of detainees at the time of admission to the TDF and PDF, as well
as upon their return after the removal from the TDF and PDF. Based on the principles of the
Istanbul Protocol, the form of medical examination is only used in the PDF-1, in Bishkek and
PDF-5 in Osh City. Staff of the National Centre observed this. There is an order of the SSEP,
dated August 20, 2013, №497, according to which, the above PDFs should utilize Forms of
medical examination, developed in accordance with the Istanbul Protocol. In December of the
current year, the Ministry of Health has approved guidelines for the effective documentation of
torture and other forms of violence for medical workers of all departments.
National Centre of the Kyrgyz Republic on the Prevention of Torture
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