5. Recommendations 57. The Committee recommends that the Government of Guatemala take the following measures: (a) Strengthening, in a more significant manner, the activities of the Procuracy of Human Rights; (b) Organizing intensive programmes of technical training for the police, prosecutors and judges; (c) Providing means and material resources that are necessary for public law enforcement officials to fulfil their mandates; (d) Adopting measures providing for an effective coordination between the police and the prosecutors; (e) Protecting witnesses, judges and prosecutors from threats and intimidations; (f) Imposing severe sanctions for those public officials who do not comply with their duty of applying the law; (g) Defence; Completely abolishing the so-called Voluntary Committees of Civic (h) Changing the legal provisions concerning the military jurisdiction, in order to limit the jurisdiction of military judges exclusively to military crimes; (i) Reducing the authorization to carry fire-arms to the minimum strictly indispensable. C. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 58. The Committee considered the second periodic report of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and on the United Kingdom and its dependent Territories (CAT/C/25/Add.6) at its 234th and 235th meetings, on 17 November 1995 (CAT/C/SR.234 and 235), and has adopted the following conclusions and recommendations: 1. Introduction 59. The Committee thanks the Government of the United Kingdom for its comprehensive report, well-supported by annexed material. The Committee also wishes to acknowledge the breadth of the United Kingdom representatives and the way in which they encouraged a full and open dialogue between themselves and the Committee. 2. 60. Positive aspects The Committee is pleased to acknowledge the following positive aspects: (a) An in-country right of appeal for all refused asylum-seekers; -12-