CAT/C/ALB/CO/2
Secret detention
22.
The Committee notes with concern that no meaningful Government investigation
has been undertaken into the allegations of secret detention carried out on the territory of
the State party in the context of its cooperation in countering terrorism. The Committee is
further concerned about the lack of information from the State party about the specific
measures it has taken to implement the recommendations of the United Nations joint study
on global practices in relation to secret detention in the context of countering terrorism
(A/HRC/13/42) (arts. 2, 3 and 12).
The Committee urges the State party to:
(a)
Provide information on measures to initiate Government’s investigation
into alleged involvement of law enforcement officers of the State party in rendition
and secret detention programmes;
(b)
(c)
nature;
Make the outcomes of the investigations public;
Take all necessary measures to prevent the future incidents of such
(d)
Take specific measures with a view to implementing the
recommendations of the United Nations joint study on global practices in relation to
secret detention in the context of countering terrorism (A/HRC/13/42).
Training of law enforcement personnel
23.
While noting the adoption of the Manual on the Treatment of Persons in Police
Custody adopted in December 2009, the Committee remains concerned at reports that the
staff of police stations has no knowledge of the Manual’s existence and its requirements.
The Committee also expresses its concern at the lack of specific training to all professionals
directly involved in the investigation and documentation of both physical and psychological
traces of torture as well as medical and other personnel involved with detainees and asylum
seekers on the Manual on Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other
Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Istanbul Protocol). The Committee
is additionally concerned at the lack of information about training programmes for judges
on the Convention and the Committee’s general comment No. 2(2007) (art. 10).
The Committee recommends that the State party ensure:
(a)
Adequate training on the requirements of the Manual on the Treatment
of Persons in Police Custody to all the police staff;
(b)
That all law enforcement, medical and other personnel involved in the
holding in custody, interrogation or treatment of any individual subjected to any form
of arrest, detention or imprisonment and the documentation and investigation of
torture are provided, on a regular basis, with training on the Manual on Effective
Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment (Istanbul Protocol), requiring the identification of both
physical and psychological consequences for victims of torture;
(c)
That such training is also provided to personnel involved in asylum
determination procedures;
(d)
Effective training programmes for judges on the application of the
Convention and the Committee’s general comment No. 2 (2007).
Missing Roma children
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