96. Furthermore, the Committee regrets that the State party has not taken sufficient steps to ensure the protection of persons affected by the armed conflict in northern Uganda, in particular internally displaced persons currently confined in camps. E. Recommendations 97. The Committee recommends that the State party take all necessary legislative, administrative and judicial measures to prevent acts of torture and ill-treatment in its territory, and in particular that it: (a) Adopt a definition of torture that covers all the elements contained in article 1 of the Convention, and amend domestic penal law accordingly; (b) Adopt domestic legislation to implement the principle of non-refoulement in article 3 of the Convention; (c) Ensure that acts of torture become subject to universal jurisdiction in Ugandan law in accordance with article 5 of the Convention; (d) Ensure compliance with several articles of the Convention, including articles 6 to 9, for example by setting up a Law Commission; (e) Reduce the length of pre-trial detention; (f) Enhance the accessibility and effectiveness of habeas corpus; (g) Take vigorous steps to eliminate impunity for alleged perpetrators of acts of torture and ill-treatment, carry out prompt, impartial and exhaustive investigations, try and, where appropriate, convict the perpetrators of torture and ill-treatment, impose appropriate sentences on them and properly compensate the victims; (h) Minimize the number of security forces and agencies with the power to arrest, detain and investigate and ensure that the police remain the primary law enforcement agency; (i) Abolish the use of “ungazetted” or unauthorized places of detention or “safe houses”, and immediately provide information about all places of detention; (j) Allow independent human rights monitors, including the Uganda Human Rights Commission, full access to all official and non-official places of detention, without notice; (k) Strengthen the Uganda Human Rights Commission and ensure that its decisions are fully implemented, in particular concerning awards of compensation to victims of torture and prosecution of perpetrators; (l) Take effective steps to ensure that all persons reporting acts of torture or ill-treatment are protected from intimidation and from any unfavourable consequences of their action in making such a report; 42