Detainees are very rarely taken for examination at the time of transfer to the prison or release, although it can be crucial to proving that any physical injuries or mental suffering were sustained during the time in custody. OHCHR has been working with the Nepal Police, the National Human Rights Commission and other partners to develop a programme to increase the quality of detainee health examinations and their documentation. (i) All allegations of torture and illtreatment be promptly and thoroughly investigated by an independent authority with no connection to that investigating or prosecuting the case against the alleged victim. In the opinion of the Special Rapporteur, the NHRC might be entrusted with this task; No ex-officio investigations. No criminal investigations into torture allegations were launched in 2007. However, in one case an internal inquiry found four police officers responsible of torture and imposed minor disciplinary sanctions. Investigations were launched in one prominent case of a death in custody. The Report of the Rayamajhi Commission set up in 2006 to investigate human rights violations, including excessive use of force during the April 2006 protests, was made public in August 2007. Although Article 136 (3) (c) of the Interim Constitution specifies that the Attorney General has the power Non-governmental sources: Despite repeated commitments to end impunity and to enforce the rule of law, no visible steps have been taken to hold accountable any individual responsible for serious cases of torture during the conflict. The recommendations of the reports of the Rayamajhi Commission, as well as other ad hoc commissions formed by the Government to look into specific instances of torture or deathin-custody, have neither been made public or implemented. In the case of Maina Sunuwar, a 15year-old girl who died in 2004 after being tortured in custody of the Nepal Army, the Nepal Army continues to A/HRC/13/39/Add.6 122 medical check-ups of detainees brought to the hospital by police. It is also common for the police to insist on staying with the detainee, claiming risk of escape.

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