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Training
45.
The Committee is concerned at the absence of specific training for public officials
on the absolute prohibition of torture and at the lack of training programmes for
recognizing and treating injuries resulting from torture and ill-treatment.
46.
The State party should:
(a)
Make training on the provisions of the Convention and the absolute
prohibition of torture mandatory for all public officials coming into contact with
persons deprived of their liberty, including law enforcement personnel, in particular
those conducting urgent arrests;
(b)
Consider introducing
investigation techniques;
training
programmes
on
non-coercive
(c)
Ensure that the Manual on the Effective Investigation and
Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
Punishment (the Istanbul Protocol) is made an essential part of the training of all
medical professionals and other public officials working with persons deprived of
their liberty;
(d)
Collect information on the training of law enforcement personnel and
other public officials in a systematic manner and develop and implement specific
methodologies to assess the effectiveness of the training and its impact on the
reduction of the incidence of torture.
Redress for victims of torture and ill-treatment
47.
The Committee:
(a)
While welcoming the agreement reached at the meeting of Ministers for
Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Republic of Korea held on 28 December 2015 and taking
note that 38 victims of sexual slavery during the Second World War are still alive, is
concerned that the agreement does not comply fully with the scope and content of its
general comment No. 3 and that it fails to provide redress and reparation (including
compensation and the means for as full a rehabilitation as possible) or to ensure the right to
truth and assurances of non-repetition;
(b)
Is concerned that victims of excessive use of force by law enforcement
officials, such as persons participating in peaceful rallies, may not enjoy the right to redress,
including compensation and rehabilitation for injuries sustained during the rallies and illtreatment treatment suffered during and after arrest;
(c)
Is also concerned at the dissolution of the Sewol Ferry Special Investigation
Committee and the absence of compensation to the families of victims of more than 300
persons from the Sewol Ferry;
(d)
Is further concerned at the absence of information concerning the
compensation lawsuit filed on 22 March 2016 by the family of Mr. Baek, who died of
injuries (arts. 2, 12-14 and 16).
48.
The State party should:
(a)
Ensure that all victims of violations of the Convention obtain redress,
including rehabilitation, and have an enforceable right to fair and adequate
compensation, including the means for as full a rehabilitation as possible, by
formulating a detailed rehabilitation programme. The Committee draws the attention
of the State party to general comment No. 3, in which the Committee explains the
content and scope of the obligations of States parties to provide full redress to victims
of torture and recommends amending the domestic legislation accordingly;
(b)
Ensure that the above-mentioned rehabilitation programme offers
specialized rehabilitation services that are appropriate, available and promptly
accessible, in accordance with general comment No. 3, and that access is not
conditional on the filing of formal administrative or criminal complaints;
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