A/HRC/34/54/Add.2 mechanism, as contemplated by the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, to undertake scheduled and unannounced prison visits to effectively monitor the legal status of detainees and conditions of detention of all detainees at all locations where persons are deprived of their liberty; (e) Strengthen the powers of the National Human Rights Commission to ensure its independence and impartiality, and provide it with a robust mandate and sufficient financial resources to serve as an additional channel for complaints of torture and ill-treatment (while not replacing the responsibilities of prosecutors and judges); (f) Implement the detailed recommendations of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances regarding the functioning of the Office on Missing Persons (see A/HRC/33/51/Add.2, paras. 79-80); (g) Shut down the Poonthotam rehabilitation centre programme and release unconditionally those who remain in the centre or any other rehabilitation centre; (h) Charge detainees whose cases remain pending under the Prevention of Terrorism Act or, in the absence of sufficient evidence, release them immediately; (i) Prioritize demilitarization and dismantle the structures that are still in place to conduct surveillance, and build up trust in the community as a step towards reconciliation; (j) Strengthen the Assistance to and Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses Act No. 4 of 2015 to make the National Authority set up under the Act an independent and accountable agency not managed only by the police but subject to judicial oversight, and ensure that its jurisdiction extends to the protection of victims of trafficking who, like victims of torture and sexual violence, also have a real fear of reprisals. 120. Regarding the judiciary, the Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government: (a) Reform the judiciary by referring to the mission report of the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers 12 to address deficient procedures that continue to undermine any effective monitoring and documentation of and accountability for torture and ill-treatment through prompt, thorough and impartial investigations; (b) Uphold its obligation to genuinely investigate, prosecute and punish the numerous acts of torture that occurred in the past that are well documented, as there is no statute of limitations for such crimes under international law; (c) Ensure that investigations into recent cases are launched ex officio without any need for formal complaints by prosecutors whenever there are reasonable grounds to suspect torture or ill-treatment; (d) Ensure that allegations of torture and ill-treatment are admitted at all stages of judicial proceedings; (e) Hold perpetrators, including superiors who may have tolerated or condoned the act, criminally responsible for torture or other ill-treatment and impose adequate disciplinary measures; 12 22 See footnote 1.