CAT/C/CZE/CO/6 independence may not be guaranteed in practice. Considering the low number of complaints alleging torture and ill-treatment, the Committee regrets the absence of disaggregated data on complaints lodged and detailed information on corresponding investigations and the results thereof (arts. 12–13). 17. The Committee urges the State party to adopt the measures necessary to: (a) Strengthen the investigative capacity and the independence of the General Inspection of Security Forces, with a view to ensuring that all complaints of torture and ill-treatment, including any such allegations made by persons deprived of their liberty, are immediately referred to it, that all allegations of torture or illtreatment are promptly, impartially and effectively investigated, and that suspected perpetrators are duly tried and, if found guilty, are punished in a manner that is commensurate with the gravity of their acts; (b) Ensure that public officials under criminal or disciplinary investigation for allegedly having committed acts of torture or ill-treatment are immediately suspended from their duties and remain so throughout the investigation, subject to the observance of the principle of presumption of innocence; (c) Protect complainants and victims against ill-treatment or intimidation that may arise as a consequence of their complaint, duly inform them of the progress and results of their complaint, and enable them to exercise their right to judicial remedy and participation in proceedings whenever they disagree with the prosecution’s inaction; (d) Compile, and provide the Committee with, disaggregated statistical data on complaints, investigations, prosecutions and convictions in cases of torture and illtreatment. Conditions of detention 18. While noting the construction of new quarters in prisons and the introduction of alternative non-custodial measures, the Committee is concerned at the continued prison overcrowding, particularly in high-security facilities, where living conditions have reportedly deteriorated, and at the insufficient implementation of alternative measures. It is also concerned about reports that detainees have inadequate access to health-care services, including a lack of psychological care, and the absence of interpretation services during medical examinations. The Committee notes with concern that inmates found to have suicidal intent do not automatically receive medical assistance, in particular psychiatric care. Recalling its previous recommendations (see CAT/C/CZE/CO/4-5, para. 10), it remains concerned that the State party maintains a policy of obliging all detainees to pay part of the costs of their incarceration (arts. 11 and 16). 19. The Committee calls on the State party to: (a) Conduct a fundamental review of its penal system, in particular with regard to the high incarceration and recidivism rates; (b) Enhance efforts to reduce prison overcrowding, including by implementing non-custodial measures as alternatives to detention, in line with the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures (the Tokyo Rules); (c) Bring the living conditions in all detention facilities into line with international standards, such as the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules) and the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules); (d) Put an end to the policy of obliging all detainees to pay part of the costs of their incarceration; (e) Ensure that all incidents of death, suicide, attempted suicide and violence in custody are reported to central authorities for monitoring purposes and that all 4

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