CAT/C/ARM/CO/4 (c) Develop and implement a comprehensive mechanism to ensure the rights of persons in penitentiary institutions who may be in need of international protection to access asylum procedures, and address, as a matter of priority, the substandard conditions of detention. Training 43. The Committee appreciates the information provided by the State party on the variety of human rights training for law enforcement, police and prison staff, including health-care personnel from prisons, and other relevant stakeholders. Nonetheless, it notes with concern the lack of information on the evaluation of the impact of those programmes (art. 10). 44. The State party should: (a) Strengthen and further develop mandatory in-service training programmes on the prevention of torture and on the effective identification and documentation of torture in accordance with the Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Istanbul Protocol) for all relevant authorities, in particular law enforcement officials, prison staff and medical personnel employed in detention facilities, forensic experts, judges and prosecutors; (b) Develop and implement specific methodologies to assess the effectiveness of educational and training programmes relating to the Convention and the Istanbul Protocol and ensure that the training sessions on these particular topics are based on the real training needs of all target groups; (c) Establish training programmes on non-coercive investigation and enquiry techniques and strengthen the procedural safeguards to make effective the fight against torture with techniques respectful of human dignity and the presumption of innocence, as recommended in the interim report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (see A/71/298). Redress, including compensation and rehabilitation 45. The Committee welcomes (see also para. 3 (d) above) the adoption of legislative amendments in 2014 providing for compensation for non-pecuniary damage caused by a violation of one’s rights, including torture, as a result of a decision, action or omission of a State body or official and of further amendments in 2015, inter alia, increasing the benchmark amounts of compensation. However, it is concerned that there is no public specialized centre providing multidisciplinary, holistic rehabilitation services for the victims of torture and ill-treatment established or financed by the State party. Only one NGO is providing such services (arts. 2 and 14). 46. The State party should provide for adequately funded specialized rehabilitation services for victims of torture and ill-treatment, including medical, psychological, social and legal services for the victims. It should provide the Committee with data on the total number of requests for compensation received, the number of requests granted and the amount of the compensation awarded by courts. The Committee draws the State party’s attention to its general comment No. 3 (2012) on the implementation of article 14 by States parties, in which it elaborates on the nature and scope of the State parties’ obligations under article 14 of the Convention to provide full redress and the means for full rehabilitation to victims of torture. 13

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