CAT/C/CYP/CO/5 (d) Ensure that every patient, whether hospitalized voluntarily or involuntarily, is fully informed about the treatment to be prescribed and is given the opportunity to refuse treatment and any other medical intervention, and that involuntary placements are always as the result of a court order by a competent judge and subject to automatic periodic review; (e) Compile statistical data relevant to complaints of, investigations into and prosecutions and convictions for torture and ill-treatment, restraint measures used, deaths in custody and compensation and rehabilitation provided to victims; (f) Compile statistics on the number of individuals being held involuntarily and the means of challenging such detention, as well as on the number of complaints received each year challenging the legality of such detention. Missing persons 40. While welcoming the work of the bicommunal Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus, the Committee remains concerned about the lack of information regarding redress afforded to relatives of victims and the measures taken to investigate cases of missing persons and prosecute those responsible. The Committee is concerned that the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus is not empowered to grant redress to the relatives of the missing persons, and that the overall approach is a humanitarian rather than human rightsbased approach. 41. The State party should: (a) Continue to provide support to the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus and take further steps to investigate all outstanding cases of all missing persons in an effective, transparent, independent and impartial manner; (b) Ensure the right to truth regarding the circumstances of disappearance, including access to information on the progress and results of investigations and participation in relevant proceedings; (c) Redouble efforts to guarantee that the relatives of missing persons identified by the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus receive appropriate redress (see general comment No. 3 (2012) on the implementation of article 2); (d) Ensure access by victims, their legal counsel and relevant judges to judicial remedies and evidence concerning acts of torture or ill-treatment (see general comment No. 3, para. 30). Military service 42. The Committee is concerned that minors under the age of 18 are being conscripted into military service, as the law relating to the National Guard provides that compulsory military service in times of peace begins as of 1 January of the year the citizen reaches the age of 18. The Committee notes the recent decision of the Minister of Defence to have, as of 2018, one annual National Guard enlistment session each July, thereby reducing the number of compulsorily recruited 17-year-olds. However, it notes with deep concern that the National Guard law maintains compulsory recruitment of persons who have not yet reached the age of 18, thus increasing the risk of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment (arts. 11 and 16). 43. The State party should review and amend the law relating to the National Guard to ensure that children under the age of 18 are never subject to compulsory or voluntary recruitment, in the interest of protecting all children from direct involvement in armed conflict. Redress, including compensation and rehabilitation 44. The Committee is concerned that current laws and practices do not make available effective reparative measures for victims of torture and ill-treatment. While noting that some law enforcement personnel have participated in training on handling victims of torture and ill-treatment, the Committee is concerned at the lack of compensatory or rehabilitation measures provided through civil action initiated by victims. It similarly notes 11