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(e)
Provide specialized training to the police, prosecutors and judges on
effective prevention, investigation, prosecutions and punishment of acts of trafficking,
and inform the general public of the criminal nature of such acts;
(f)
Compile disaggregated data on the number of complaints, investigations,
prosecutions and sentences handed down for acts of trafficking, on the provision of
redress to the victims and on the difficulties experienced in preventing such acts; and
provide this information to the Committee.
National human rights institution
(14) Recalling its previous concluding observations (para. 11) which noted that the
Chancellor of Justice had been designated as the National Prevention Mechanism, inspects
places of detention and has issued reports, the Committee is nonetheless concerned that
there has not been an effort for it or another institution to be accredited as a national human
rights institution by the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for
the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (art. 2).
The State party should consider seeking accreditation from the International
Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of
Human Rights for the Chancellor of Justice or another institution to serve as a
national human rights institution and provide it with adequate resources to carry out
its mandate.
Situation of asylum seekers
(15)
The Committee is concerned:
(a)
That persons seeking asylum may not enjoy all the procedural guarantees,
including the right of appeal against negative decisions, including in cases where Estonian
border authorities reportedly reject, within the admissibility or accelerated procedure, all
asylum applications filed by persons who have arrived in Estonia via the Russian
Federation;
(b)
That the risk of refoulement exists with regard to decisions under the
accelerated procedure made by border guards who are not trained, equipped or resourced to
conduct personal interviews, examine applications for international protection and
undertake the legal analysis of the asylum claims;
(c)
By the conditions prevailing in the Harku Expulsion Centre for irregular
migrants, such as poor food, routine handcuffing during transfers to hospitals or courts,
disproportionate use of force and verbal abuse by staff.
The State party should:
(a)
Ensure that all persons seeking asylum in the State party, including at its
border-crossing points, enjoy all procedural guarantees, including the right of appeal
against negative decisions, as well as access to legal assistance and interpreters;
(b)
Ensure that decisions concerning asylum, including under the
accelerated procedure, are taken by the Police and Border Guard Board (formerly the
Citizenship and Migration Board) or a determining authority which meets relevant
international criteria;
(c)
Take immediate steps to improve conditions at the Harku Expulsion
Centre so that they conform to international standards, and provide training and
instruction to prison personnel regarding the use of force and the prohibition of
verbal abuse.
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