Situation during visit (See: E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.3) Government: Regarding the Anti-torture Action Plan, two Working Groups have been established: one related to public awareness measures and a second one for the preparation of the new Action Plan envisaged for the next 2-3 years. The revised Criminal Justice Reform Strategy incorporates a specific chapter on juvenile justice and on probation. The Criminal Justice Reform Inter-Agency Council (‗the Council‘) has created four Working Groups (juvenile justice, penal system reform, probation and legal aid) which are to elaborate recommendations and conduct field studies in order to adapt the Strategy and the Action Plan of the Criminal Justice Reform. - The Council has entrusted its secretariat to monitor the implementation of the Strategy and the related Action Plans on a permanent basis. The respective reports prepared by the Secretariat will be publicly available. - A draft Code on Imprisonment was elaborated, which (1) provides for a complaint procedure for prisoners (draft article 99); (2) provides that a complaint related to the allegation of torture or Information received in the reporting period the possibility to lodge an appeal against an order of administrative detention is not duly followed and implemented in practice; and compensation for illegally imposed detention has reportedly never been awarded. A/HRC/19/61/Add.3 60 Recommendations (E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.3) Steps taken in previous years (See: A/HRC/4/33/Add.2, A/HRC/7/3/Add.2 and A/HRC/16/52/Add.2) Reform was approved by the Parliament and the Government. The Government elaborated and approved the Action Plan for the Implementation of the Criminal Justice Reforms but most goals set by the strategy paper have not been achieved.

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