Situation during visit (See: E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.3) Steps taken in previous years (See: A/HRC/4/33/Add.2 and A/HRC/7/3/Add.2) Information received on steps taken since December 2007/current situation • The highest authorities, particularly those responsible for law enforcement activities, declare unambiguously that the culture of impunity must end and that torture and No equivocal condemnation of torture • • Prosecution Service and police publish information regularly A Manual containing clearer guidelines on the modalities of the use of force and subjecting the use of force to a stricter review has been elaborated international organizations and nongovernmental organizations, as well as to criminal justice system experts Non-governmental sources 2008: The Inter-agency Coordination Council for Implementation of Activities Directed against Torture, Inhuman, Cruel and Degrading Treatment comprised highlevel officials from different ministries as well as international and national organizations (the latter as observers); the official members of the Council tabled an action plan which envisages activities directed against torture and covers the years 2008 and 2009; NGOs positively noted the withdrawal of a section devoted to diplomatic assurances (see also A/HRC/7/3/Add.1) and the inclusion of juveniles/juvenile justice and of monitoring of the progress of the action plan; however, concern was expressed at the vagueness of the ‘indicators’ contained in the final plan A/HRC/10/44/Add.5 page 22 Recommendations (E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.3)