D.
Recommendations
141. The Committee recommends that the State party should make efforts to
incorporate the provisions of the Convention in domestic law for the purposes of
adopting and applying domestic enforcement measures.
142. The Committee also recommends that the State party, with a view to ensuring
broader protection of persons under arrest, should effectively set up machinery
for systematic monitoring of all police premises, to give effect to the
commitments undertaken pursuant to article 11 of the Convention.
143. The Committee also recommends that the State party should pursue its
efforts to undertake further legislative reforms, more particularly in regard to
prison administration, periods of police custody and the right to be attended by
a doctor or to be visited by a family member.
144. The Committee recommends that the State party should undertake and press on
with inquiries into all actions by police officers, inquiries capable of
determining whether acts of torture have taken place and, when the findings of
the investigations prove positive, bring the perpetrators before the courts on
the one hand, and order and transmit to the police precise and clear
instructions to prevent any act of torture, on the other. It recommends that
the State party should step up information training programmes for all personnel
referred to in article 10 of the Convention.
145. Lastly, the Committee recommends that the State party should take all the
requisite measures to ensure effective implementation of article 14 of the
Convention for the purpose of full compensation and rehabilitation of the
victims of torture or their dependants.
Italy
146. The Committee considered the second periodic report of Italy
(CAT/C/25/Add.4) at its 214th and 215th meetings, held on 27 April 1995
(CAT/C/SR.214 and 215), and adopted the following conclusions and
recommendations.
A.
Introduction
147. The Committee appreciates the submission of the periodic report of Italy
and expresses its thanks for a good oral presentation. It notes, however, that
the report does not properly comply with the Committee’s guidelines for this
kind of report (CAT/C/14), especially in regard to providing data and replies
requested previously. In addition, the general report was not accompanied by
basic data on the State party, as required by the guidelines. The Committee was
none the less able to engage in a constructive dialogue with the delegation that
met many of its concerns.
B.
Positive aspects
148. The Committee welcomes Italy’s firm commitment to the protection of human
rights, as reflected in the signing of many agreements, both regional and
universal.
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