CAT/C/ESP/CO/6 The State party should revise the laws relating to migrant women in an irregular situation, so as to ensure the protection of migrant women victims of gender violence from proceedings being taken against them for irregular residence or the reopening of a case already under way but suspended on receipt of a complaint by them of gender violence. Training of law enforcement and medical personnel 23. The Committee takes note of the entry-level and in-service human rights training programmes offered to the national police and the Civil Guard. However, it is concerned at reports that insufficient emphasis is placed on the prohibition of torture and the legitimate use of force in law-enforcement training programmes. It is also concerned that, according to information received, training on the Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Istanbul Protocol) is not provided to all medical professionals dealing with persons deprived of liberty. The Committee also finds it regrettable that there is no information on the evaluation of the impact of training programmes in reducing the number of cases of torture and ill treatment (art. 10). The State party should continue to strengthen and expand its training programmes to ensure that all public officials, including law enforcement officials, prison staff and border guards are fully aware of the provisions of the Convention and the absolute prohibition of torture. These officials should receive specific training on how to detect signs of torture and ill treatment and on using police and riot equipment and force in an appropriate manner and only on an exceptional and proportionate basis. The Committee also recommends that the Istanbul Protocol be incorporated into the training of doctors. In addition, the State party should develop and implement a methodology to evaluate the effectiveness of such training programmes and inform the Committee of the results. Follow-up procedure 24. The Committee requests the State party to provide it with information by 15 May 2016 at the latest, on the action it has taken in response to the recommendations regarding: (a) incommunicado detention and fundamental legal safeguards; (b) temporary migrant holding centres; (c) solitary confinement; and (d) excessive use of force by law enforcement officials. These recommendations are set forth in paragraphs 10, 16, 17 and 18, respectively, of this document. Other issues 25. The Committee invites the State party to consider ratifying other United Nations human rights treaties to which it is not yet a party, and specifically the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. 26. The State party is requested to disseminate widely the report it submitted to the Committee and the Committee’s concluding observations on that report, in appropriate languages, through official websites, the media and non-governmental organizations. 27. The Committee invites the State party to submit its next periodic report, which will be its seventh, by 15 May 2019. To that end, the Committee will in due course submit to the State party a list of issues prior to reporting, in view of the fact that the State party has agreed to report to the Committee under the optional reporting procedure. 8 GE.15-08414

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