CAT/C/CPV/CO/1
(b)
Whether the Convention can be invoked as a legal basis for extradition
in respect of the crimes enumerated in article 4 when the State party receives a
request for extradition from any other State party with which it has no extradition
treaty;
(c)
Measures taken to provide mutual judicial assistance to other States
parties in all matters of criminal procedure regarding the crimes enumerated in
article 4 of the Convention;
(d)
Whether it has relied on diplomatic assurances when returning a person
to another country where the person would face a risk of torture.
Training
34.
While welcoming the training of police and correctional staff and the awarenessraising activities on the provisions of the Convention carried out by the National
Commission for Human Rights and Citizenship, the Committee notes with concern that
these training programmes are of a generic or ad hoc nature and only target newly recruited
staff. It also regrets the lack of information, owing to the absence of a State party report, on
the training provided to other officials directly involved in the investigation and
documentation of torture, as well as to medical and other personnel involved with detainees
and asylum seekers, on the provisions of the Convention and on how to detect and
document physical and psychological sequelae of torture (art. 10).
35.
The State party should:
(a)
Revise and develop mandatory and continuous training programmes,
with the support of the National Commission for Human Rights and Citizenship, to
ensure that all public officials, in particular law enforcement and military personnel,
prison staff and medical and other personnel involved with detainees and asylum
seekers, are well acquainted with the provisions of the Convention and the Optional
Protocol thereto;
(b)
Ensure that all relevant staff, including medical personnel, are
specifically trained to identify cases of torture and ill-treatment, in accordance with
the Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other
Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (the Istanbul Protocol);
(c)
Ensure that police officers receive training on the Basic Principles on the
Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials and on non-coercive
methods of investigation, as recommended by the Special Rapporteur on torture
(A/71/298);
(d)
Develop and apply a methodology for assessing how effective training
programmes are in reducing the number of cases of torture and ill-treatment and in
ensuring the investigation and prosecution of these acts.
Redress
36.
While welcoming the administrative and judicial remedies available for seeking
redress in cases of torture and ill-treatment (see para. 6 (c) above), including the possibility
for victims to claim civil damages in criminal proceedings, the Committee regrets the lack
of information, owing to the absence of a State party report, on reparations ordered by the
courts or other State bodies and actually provided to victims of torture or their families (art.
14).
37.
The Committee draws the State party’s attention to its general comment No. 3,
in which it elaborates on the nature and scope of States parties’ obligations under
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