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(c) Improve detention conditions for persons below the age of 18, notably in
police detention centres, in particular through compliance with international
standards;
(d) Investigate, prosecute and punish, in all cases, ill-treatment committed by
law enforcement officers, particularly prison guards, and establish an independent,
accessible system for receiving and dealing with complaints from children which
takes account of children’s sensibilities;
(e) Ensure that children deprived of their liberty under the juvenile justice
system maintain regular contact with their families and, in particular, inform parents
where their children are being held;
(f)
Offer prison staff training on the rights and special needs of children.
Redress, including the right to rehabilitation and compensation
25. The Committee notes with concern the lack of information in the State party’s report on
the practical application of the right of victims of torture to redress, including their right to the
most complete rehabilitation possible and to fair and adequate compensation by the State, and
especially the lack of data on cases and on the judicial and administrative decisions adopted
(art. 14).
The State party, in accordance with article 14 of the Convention, should ensure that
redress, compensation and rehabilitation are guaranteed to all victims of torture,
both in law and in practice. The Committee also requests the State party to include
detailed information on the following matters in its next report:
(a) Applicable procedures for the rehabilitation and compensation of victims
of torture and their families, along with an indication of whether those procedures
are available only to nationals or also to other groups, such as refugees;
(b) A detailed description of the rehabilitation programmes that exist at the
national level for victims of torture;
(c) Examples of actual cases of compensation and rehabilitation, together with
the relevant judicial and administrative decisions adopted.
Data collection
26. The Committee regrets the fact that, for certain areas covered by the Convention, the State
party was unable to supply statistics or to disaggregate those supplied sufficiently (e.g., by age,
gender and/or ethnic group). During the current dialogue, this was the case with respect to data
on violence against women, including rape and sexual harassment, on investigations of possible
complaints of torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and on
instances of compensation and rehabilitation, etc.