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(a)
Continue to prepare and run training programmes to ensure that judges,
public prosecutors, law enforcement officials and prison officers are fully aware of the
provisions of the Convention, that breaches are not tolerated but investigated, and
that the perpetrators are brought to trial;
(b)
Develop and implement a methodology for assessing the effectiveness
and impact of training programmes in reducing the incidence of torture and illtreatment;
(c)
Ensure that all relevant personnel receive specific training in the
Istanbul Protocol.
Redress, including compensation and rehabilitation
24.
While taking note of the information provided in the periodic report concerning
avenues of redress for civil liability and the institutional mandate of the Compensation
Fund, the Committee is concerned that victims of torture or ill-treatment cannot obtain
compensation if the perpetrator of the acts of torture or ill-treatment has been the subject of
disciplinary rather than criminal sanctions. The Committee further regrets that the State
party has provided no information on the reparation and compensation measures, including
rehabilitation, ordered by the courts and effectively provided to victims of torture and illtreatment (see A/53/44, para. 117) (art. 14).
The State party should:
(a)
Ensure that all the victims of torture and ill-treatment obtain redress
and have a legally enforceable right to fair and adequate compensation, including the
means for the fullest possible rehabilitation;
(b)
Guarantee the effectiveness of mechanisms designed to ensure redress
and adequate compensation for victims of torture and other forms of ill-treatment.
The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation (A/53/44, para. 118 (h)) that
the State party should create a compensation fund for victims of torture and illtreatment.
National human rights institution
25.
The Committee is concerned that the State party does not consider it opportune to
establish a national human rights institution in accordance with the Paris Principles
(General Assembly resolution 48/134, annex). While noting that the duties of the AttorneyGeneral’s Office and other State institutions include dealing with complaints of alleged
rights violations filed by citizens, the Committee observes that none of the bodies listed by
the State party qualifies as an independent national human rights institution (art. 2).
The Committee urges the State party to consider establishing a national human rights
institution in accordance with the Paris Principles.
Data collection
26.
The Committee is concerned that, despite its previous recommendation (A/53/44,
para. 118 (j)), the State party has not provided detailed statistical information on various
issues and it regrets the State party’s decision not to transmit all the information requested.
The absence of disaggregated data on complaints, investigations, prosecutions and
convictions in cases of torture and ill-treatment, as well as in cases of deaths in custody,
domestic violence and trafficking in human beings, hampers the identification of abuse
requiring attention, and the effective implementation of the Convention (arts. 2, 16 and 19).
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