A/68/44 against those responsible for this practice and on the penalties imposed upon them (arts. 2, 12, 13, 14 and 16). The State party should strengthen its laws and other measures for the prevention and elimination of the practice of female genital mutilation by, inter alia, ensuring that its existing laws on the subject are effectively enforced in accordance with the Convention. To this end, it should assist victims to file complaints, conduct the corresponding investigations, prosecute those responsible, impose appropriate penalties upon the guilty parties and provide victims with appropriate redress, compensation or rehabilitation services. It should also increase the scope of campaigns to raise awareness, particularly among families, of the harmful effects of this practice. Complaints of torture (22) The Committee is concerned by the fact that article 31 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is not in line with article 12 of the Convention, inasmuch as article 31 provides for the opening of an inquiry into allegations of torture and the initiation of judicial investigation proceedings “if the victim requests that these steps be taken in accordance with the laws in force”. The Committee is equally concerned by the absence of a specific mechanism for filing complaints of torture committed by police officers and/or in any place of detention, including prisons. The Committee has some concerns as to the independence and impartiality of inquiries into allegations that members of the police force have committed acts of torture in view of the fact that, as provided for in article 3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, they may be conducted by criminal investigation police officers (arts. 12 and 13). The State party should revise its Code of Criminal Procedure so that a prompt, impartial inquiry can be opened ex officio where there is reason to believe that an act of torture has been committed in any territory under its jurisdiction. It should establish an independent mechanism for lodging complaints against members of the police force and ensure that prompt, impartial, independent investigations into such complaints are conducted. The State party should also take the necessary steps to enable victims of torture, including those in detention, to file complaints without fear of reprisal and to ensure that such complaints are investigated promptly and impartially. Redress, compensation, rehabilitation (23) While noting that a complainant can bring a civil suit for compensation for harm suffered as the result of a crime or offence under article 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Committee regrets the absence of precise, detailed information about the mechanisms available in the State party for seeking fair and adequate compensation, including rehabilitation services, for victims of torture, including those who have not entered a claim for redress. The Committee is equally concerned by the lack of information about cases involving torture or ill-treatment in which the State party has paid out compensation in order to redress harm suffered by victims of torture or has provided rehabilitation services, where necessary (art. 14). The State party should clarify its legislation and ensure that it provides guarantees that will allow victims of torture to claim and receive fair and adequate compensation, particularly in cases where public officials are implicated, and that it offers them rehabilitation services in accordance with article 14 of the Convention. It should supply the Committee with detailed statistics on the cases in which the State party has compensated victims of torture or ill-treatment and on the exact amounts of compensation paid to them. 20 GE.13-46043