A/HRC/16/52/Add.4 (d) That, in the interim, all law enforcement officials, with the help of UNCHR, need to accept and register asylum claims, so they can be accessed by those who want to file a claim; (e) That it bring the responsibility for asylum applications and the asylum procedures under civil authority and reinstall an effective second instance for appeals; (f) That it ensure that the legislative amendments guarantee that migrants and refugees be offered adequate screening (including efficient procedures regarding identification and registration) and reception centres, in humane conditions, operated by civil authorities which are provided with the necessary human and financial resources; (g) That it urge the Council of State to pass the draft directive that will process the backlog of first instance asylum cases currently pending and to ensure a speedy transition to the implementation of the pending draft law on refugee and asylum seekers; (h) That it promptly proceed with the reform of the system of detention of aliens, resorting to detention only as a last resort and if absolutely necessary and proportionate in the individual case. Vulnerable groups, including asylum-seekers, unaccompanied minors, families, single women, persons with disabilities should in principle not be detained. Women should always be separated from men and children from adults; (i) That, in the interim, the Government take measures to improve the treatment and standard of care of irregular migrants and refugees held in all detention facilities, including legislative provisions to ensure that those arrested while trying to enter or leave the country on false documents are not detained for a prolonged period; (j) That it enact minimum operating standards for special detention facilities for migrants in compliance with international human rights law; (k) That it renegotiate the Readmission Agreement with Turkey out of concern that Turkey is not complying with minimum standards for the detention of irregular migrants and failing to protect refugees from being summarily returned to Iran, Iraq, or the Syrian Arab Republic; (l) That it bring all current legislation in line with the absolute prohibition of refoulement and make sure that the police authorities, prosecutors and judges carry out individual risk assessments in expulsion cases; Criminal justice system (m) To combat the severe overcrowding in detention facilities by reforming the criminal and criminal procedure law aimed at decriminalizing certain offences (above all in relation to drug offences) and reducing prison sentences and applying non-custodial measures; to pass into law the Bill pending before the Legal Committee on Reform of the Correction Code to increase the use of non-custodial measures such as community service; (n) To pass into law the Bill pending before the Legal Committee on the Code of Narcotics so that drug users not be imprisoned; (o) To reform the judicial system to guarantee that pretrial detainees receive a fair and speedy trial; 21

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