CAT/C/MOZ/CO/1 The State party should take effective measures to ensure that, in law and in practice, persons who are arrested have the benefit of all fundamental legal safeguards from the very outset of their deprivation of liberty. These safeguards include the right to be informed of the reasons for their arrest, access to a lawyer, the right to contact family members or other persons of their choice, the right to have an independent medical examination performed without delay and the right to be brought before a judge within 48 hours of arrest. The State party should also take the necessary measures to provide an effective free legal aid system, especially for indigent criminal suspects. Extrajudicial executions and excessive use of force 9. The Committee is gravely concerned about allegations of unlawful killings, including extrajudicial executions, by members of the police during the period under review. It is also concerned at allegations that the police resort to excessive and sometimes lethal force, especially when apprehending suspects and controlling demonstrations. While noting the information provided by the State party on several highly publicized cases, such as the Costa do Sol case, the Committee regrets that it has not received additional information on investigations, prosecutions, convictions and sentences imposed in cases involving excessive use of force and extrajudicial executions that took place during the period under review (arts. 2, 12 and 16). The State party should take steps to investigate promptly, effectively and impartially all allegations of the involvement of members of law enforcement agencies in extrajudicial executions and other unlawful killings. It should also investigate without delay allegations of instances of excessive use of force, especially lethal force, by members of the police, bring those responsible for such acts to justice and provide the victims with redress. The Committee urges the State party to implement effective measures to prevent law enforcement officers from committing acts such as extrajudicial killings and using excessive force by ensuring that they comply with the Convention, the Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials and the Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials (1990). The provisions of these instruments should be integrated into the new Police Disciplinary Regulation. In particular, the State party should provide adequate training for its law enforcement officials, who should receive clear instructions on the use of force and firearms in line with international standards, and be informed of the liabilities they incur if they make unnecessary or excessive use of force. National human rights institution 10. The Committee welcomes the establishment of the National Human Rights Commission in 2012, although it regrets the lack of information regarding the resources and budget the State party has allocated for its effective functioning (art. 2). The State party should ensure that the National Human Rights Commission has the financial, human and material resources it needs to execute its mandate effectively on a fully independent basis, in accordance with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (Paris Principles). The Committee further recommends that the National Human Rights Commission apply for accreditation to the Sub-committee on Accreditation of the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights. Access to justice and independence of the judiciary 11. The Committee takes note of the adoption of an integrated strategic plan of the justice sector and the information provided by the delegation regarding judicial salaries and 3