A/69/44
The Committee draws the attention of the State party to the recently adopted general
comment No. 3 (2012) on article 14 of the Convention, in which the Committee
explains the content and scope of the obligations of States parties to provide full
redress to victims of torture. The State party should compile, and provide the
Committee with, information on:
(a)
Redress and compensation measures ordered by the CPVC or the courts
and provided to victims of torture or ill-treatment or to their families. This
information should include the number of requests made and the number of requests
granted, as well as the amounts ordered and actually provided in each case; and
(b)
Any ongoing rehabilitation programmes for victims of torture and illtreatment. The State party should also allocate adequate resources to effectively
implement such programmes and inform the Committee thereof.
Domestic violence
(17) The Committee welcomes the legislative and other measures aimed at preventing
and combating domestic violence (para. 5 (e) above), including the criminalization of
domestic violence and corporal punishment of children under article 152 of the Criminal
Code and the adoption of the Fourth National Action Plan against Domestic Violence
(2011–2013). However, the Committee recalls its previous concern (CAT/C/PRT/CO/4,
para. 15) regarding the high prevalence of this phenomenon, including the high number of
deaths, and notes the insufficient data provided regarding prosecutions, type of sanctions
imposed and reparation in these cases (arts. 2, 12, 13 and 16).
The State party should continue its efforts to combat domestic violence, inter alia, by:
(a)
Ensuring the effective implementation of the legal framework and the
Fourth National Action Plan against Domestic Violence, including by promptly,
effectively and impartially investigating all incidents of violence against women and
prosecuting those responsible;
(b)
Continuing to conduct public awareness-raising campaigns to fight
domestic violence and gender stereotypes, particularly among young people, and
increasing training for law enforcement officers, judges, lawyers and social workers;
(c)
Undertaking research into the impact of preventive measures and
criminal justice responses to counter domestic violence, with a view to increasing their
efficiency; and
(d)
Compiling and providing the Committee with disaggregated data on the
number of complaints, investigations, prosecutions and sentences handed down for
acts of domestic violence, on the provision of redress to the victims and on the
difficulties experienced in preventing such acts.
Ill-treatment of Roma and other minorities
(18) While welcoming the measures for the integration of immigrants and the recent
adoption of the Strategy for Inclusion of the Roma Communities (2013-2020), the
Committee is concerned at reports of discrimination and abuses against Roma and other
minorities by the police, including allegations of excessive use of force against various
members of the Roma community, including minors, during an arrest in Regalde, Vila
Verde Municipality, in 2012. The Committee is further concerned at reports that mention
the perceived lack of confidence of victims in the judicial system, which may result in
underreporting (arts. 2, 12, 13 and 16).
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