The State party should also provide the Committee with detailed information on the penitentiary system, including deaths in custody (including suicides), and the results of any investigation into them or prosecutions relating to them, as well as on the medical situation of detainees. Risk of return to torture (19) The Committee is concerned by the return of persons by the State party to States where there are substantial grounds for believing that they would be in danger of being subjected to torture, e.g. the recent case of 11 Uzbek nationals who were returned to Uzbekistan. Under no circumstances should the State party expel, return or extradite a person to a State where there are substantial grounds for believing that the person would be in danger of being subjected to torture. When determining the applicability of its obligations under article 3 of the Convention, the State party should examine thoroughly the merits of each individual case, ensure that adequate judicial mechanisms for reviewing the decision are in place, sufficient legal defence is available for each person subject to extradition, and that effective post-return monitoring arrangements are established. The State party should provide detailed information to the Committee on any cases of extradition, return or removal that have taken place during the reporting period, including on the minimum contents of assurances, if any. In addition, the Committee requests information on measures taken by the State party to remedy any cases where article 3 safeguards have not been given effect. Asylum-seekers (20) The Committee is concerned about the discrimination that asylum-seekers face on grounds of nationality and the absence of proper asylum procedures, leading to the reported refoulement of asylum-seekers without appropriate consideration of their individual cases. It also notes with concern the poor and overcrowded conditions of detention for asylum-seekers. The State party should adopt the draft laws “On Refugees, Persons Eligible for Complementary and Temporary Protection” and “On Introduction of Amendments to the Law of Ukraine on the Legal Status of Foreign and Stateless Persons”. The State party should also adopt asylum procedures in accordance with international standards as well as improve detention conditions, including by the use of alternative measures. Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights (21) While appreciating the presence of representatives from the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights during the dialogue with the State party delegation, the Committee regrets the absence of detailed information regarding its compliance with the Paris Principles related to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (General Assembly resolution 48/134) as well as on its independence, activities and results with regard to the Convention. The State party should ensure that the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights functions effectively as an independent national human rights institution, in accordance with the Paris Principles, and independently of political activities, as specified in the “Law on the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights” of 1997. The State party should provide the Committee with detailed information on the independence, mandate, resources, procedures and effective results of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights and ensure that the complaints received by the institution remain confidential so that complainants are not subjected to any reprisals. 84