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signs of torture and ill-treatment, and should provide regular and compulsory
training on the procedures established in the Manual on the Effective Investigation
and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment (the Istanbul Protocol) to police officers, asylum officers, judges,
prosecutors, penitentiary guards, forensic doctors and personnel working at reception
or detention centres, including training on detecting psychological traces of torture
and on gender-sensitive approaches.
The State party should regularly evaluate the training provided to its lawenforcement officials regarding the prevention of torture and ill-treatment, as well as
ensure regular and independent monitoring of their conduct.
Health care in places of deprivation of liberty
22.
While welcoming the State party’s efforts to improve conditions, the Committee is
concerned by the persistence of poor health-care services in places of deprivation of liberty.
The Committee is further concerned at the lack of adequate health care in Idrizovo and
Skopje prisons (arts. 10 and 13).
The State party should:
(a)
Ensure that every newly arrived detainee is afforded the right to be
examined by an independent doctor;
(b)
Improve access to health care, ensure full access to mental health-care
services in all prison facilities and increase the professional and recreational activities
of persons in detention;
(c)
Increase the number of health-care staff, facilities and equipment,
including qualified nurses at Idrizovo and Skopje prisons.
Redress, compensation and rehabilitation of victims
23.
While noting that the Law on Criminal Procedure provides for redress, the
Committee regrets that there was no information provided in response to its request in the
list of issues prior to reporting for detailed information on the measures taken to ensure and
guarantee that victims of torture or ill-treatment have the right to obtain redress and fair and
adequate compensation.
24.
Bearing in mind its previous concluding observations (see CAT/C/MKD/CO/2,
para. 17), the Committee is concerned that the State party reports that it has not yet
implemented any specific programme dedicated to the rehabilitation of victims of torture.
The State party should:
(a)
Provide the Committee with detailed information on the number of
requests filed, existing assistance in relation to filing requests, the number of requests
that have been granted and what kind of redress has been ordered or provided,
including means for the fullest possible rehabilitation, as requested in the list of issues
prior to reporting;
(b)
Establish measures necessary to ensure that all victims of torture obtain
redress, including medical and psychological assistance, compensation and the means
for full rehabilitation, as outlined in general comment No. 3 (2012) on the
implementation of article 14 by States parties;
(c)
Establish comprehensive programmes for the treatment
rehabilitation, both physical and mental, of victims of torture and ill-treatment.
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