Recommendations (A/HRC/10/44/Add.2) Situation during visit in 2008 Information received in the reporting Steps taken in previous years and (See A/HRC/13/39/Add.6; A/HRC/16/52/Add.2A) period including secret detentions, indefinite detention, as well as the use of torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. (h) Continue to promote and support international and national efforts relating to rehabilitation for victims of torture. 26 Non-governmental sources: It is reported that the previous conditions of granting humanitarian residence permit by the Ministry for Refugee, Immigration and Integration Affairs to persons who suffer from a physical or a mental illness, and who, among others, cannot receive the necessary medical treatment in their home country, is no longer a fair and correct account of the practices pursuant to a new proposal for an amendment made in March 2010, called L187 26 in which the Government modified the requirement to obtain a humanitarian residence permit by stating that the treatment must be not at all In August 2009, a group of 18 rejected male available in the country of origin. This asylum seekers who had occupied a church condition was emphasised in the in Copenhagen were arrested by the police explanatory comments to the bill. As with the aim of deporting them to Iraq. This such, the personal circumstances of the caused public debate. The detention of individual; neither his or her financial possible victims of torture with the aim of resources nor the distance he or she deportation was criticized by a former resides from the appropriate medical member of CAT. facilities, are taken into consideration. In 2010, the Government amended the Government: Denmark is continuing its rules on acquisition of permanent active international policy against torture, residence (Aliens Act no 572/2010) to and sponsored several res. Both at the GA allow well-integrated immigrants to and at the HRC. acquire a permanent residence permit All rejected Iraqi asylum seekers have had after 4 years. The law does not specify Non-governmental sources: On 25 June 2009, several organizations appealed to the Minister of Integration and Asylum Affairs, arguing that rejected asylum seekers from Iraq should be issued a humanitarian residence permit. The organizations encouraged the Government to observe the recommendations from UNHCR not to forcibly deport rejected asylum seekers who had been in Denmark for a long period of time to certain parts of Iraq. In total, 282 persons, including women, children and especially victims of torture, who might not be able to receive the proper treatment in their home of origin, given the current situation in Iraq, await deportation.25 The document is available in Danish at: http://www.rct.dk/sitecore/content/Root/Home/Link_menu/News/2009/Rejected_Iraqis0609.aspx Adopted on 25 May 2010, and entering into force on 1 August 2010. 41 A/HRC/19/61/Add.3 25 Initiatives at the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly, efforts on the implementation of the European Union‘s foreign policy guidelines on torture in third countries and a long history of generous support to civil society both at home and abroad, particularly in the area of rehabilitation for victims of torture.