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implemented and attended so that they are fully aware of the rights of persons
deprived of their liberty.
(21) The Committee is concerned that no special training programme on the prohibition
of torture and other forms of ill-treatment exists for medical personnel who receive their
training abroad, whereby a “certain dependency therefore exists on the manner in which
content of medical training is defined abroad”. The Committee furthermore notes that it has
no information with respect to training of members of the judiciary and prosecutors in the
State party on the Convention and the Manual on Effective Investigation and
Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
Punishment (the Istanbul Protocol) (art. 10).
The State party should take measures to ensure that all medical personnel dealing
with persons deprived of their liberty receive complementary training, in addition to
education received abroad, on the prohibition and prevention of torture. The
Committee recommends that the Manual on the Effective Investigation and
Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
Punishment (“Istanbul Protocol”) is integrated into such training programmes and
into the training of those involved in the investigation of torture, such as judges and
prosecutors, in addition to their training on the Convention against Torture. These
programmes should be subject to regular assessment and evaluation.
Detention conditions
(22) The Committee notes the limited holding capacity and the shortage of space and
personnel resources of Vaduz National Prison. In particular, the Committee is concerned
that the space restrictions and personnel limitations, has resulted, on occasions, in the
removal of prisoners from the prison by police for interrogation without the presence of a
corrections officer, contrary to applicable domestic law (art. 89 of the Execution of
Sentences Act). The Committee is furthermore concerned at the fact that the national prison
holds different categories of detainees, including convicted prisoners, prisoners on remand,
detainees awaiting deportation and juveniles. While appreciating information on
arrangements for separation between men and women and juveniles and adults, the
Committee is concerned that separation between pretrial prisoners, persons detained for
expulsion and convicted prisoners is not always possible. In this regard, the Committee
notes with regret the discontinuation of a project initiated in 2002 aimed at better ensuring
separation and infrastructure of the Vaduz National Prison subsequent to the result of a
referendum (arts. 11 and 16).
The State party should undertake an assessment of the detention facilities in Vaduz
National Prison with a view to ensuring adequate personnel and space so as to
conform to relevant international human rights standards. Immediate measures
should also be taken to ensure that interrogations of prisoners by police always take
place in the presence of a corrections officer. The Committee strongly recommends
that the project initiated in 2002 to improve infrastructure and ensure better
separation of detainees in Vaduz National Prison be reintroduced and completed.
Treatment of persons deprived of their liberty
(23) The Committee is concerned with the practice by the National Police of covering the
eyes of apprehended persons considered extremely dangerous and violent with black
goggles and, until 2007, of covering the heads of such apprehended persons with a bag, and
that such practices are justified on grounds of protecting the identity of the suspect and
protecting the law enforcement officers. While appreciating that the practice of black
goggles has been used only once in 2007 and once in 2008 by the State party officials, the
Committee notes that the practice is still allowed by law and that it may still be used on
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