CAT/C/BIH/CO/6 (e) Continue its efforts to provide specialized training to the judiciary and law enforcement officials on handling trafficking cases and protecting victims. Violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons 36. The Committee is concerned at reports that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons and advocates for those persons continue to be attacked, threatened and intimidated and that none of the cases reported to the police and the prosecutor’s office have been tried before the courts since 2015. The Committee regrets the lack of systematically compiled data on hate crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity (arts. 2, 12–13 and 16). 37. The Committee calls on the State party to publicly condemn threats and attacks on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons and their advocates and to effectively protect those persons against threats and attacks based on gender identity, sexual orientation and activities. To that end, the State party should: (a) Promptly, thoroughly and impartially investigate all threats and attacks targeting those persons, prosecute perpetrators and, if found guilty, punish them in accordance with the gravity of their acts; (b) Provide training to law enforcement officials and the judiciary on hate crimes, particularly on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, and systematically monitor such crimes; (c) Compile statistical data, disaggregated by age, sex and ethnicity of victims, on complaints, investigations, prosecutions and convictions in cases of hate crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons, raise awareness to counter prejudice and stereotypes, and adopt relevant policies to combat and prevent hate crimes. Training 38. While welcoming the State party’s introduction of professional training for prison staff, the Committee regrets that training on the provisions of the Convention is not provided on a regular and mandatory basis to all public officials involved in the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty. The Committee is also concerned at the absence of training on documenting and reporting injuries and other health consequences resulting from torture and ill-treatment, based on the Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (the Istanbul Protocol) (art. 10). 39. The State party should take steps to: (a) Ensure that training on the provisions of the Convention, the absolute prohibition of torture and non-coercive interrogation methods are mandatory for all law enforcement personnel and other public officials who come into contact with persons deprived of their liberty, migrants and asylum seekers; (b) Ensure that the Istanbul Protocol is an essential part of the training of all medical professionals and other public officials working with persons deprived of their liberty; (c) Develop and implement specific methodologies to assess the effectiveness and impact of the training on preventing torture and ill-treatment, particularly on the Convention. Follow-up procedure 40. The Committee requests the State party to provide, by 6 December 2018, information on follow-up to the Committee’s recommendations contained in paragraphs 13, 19 and 21 (b) above. 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. 9