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(k)
Take effective measures to prevent and redress the serious problems commonly
faced by foreign workers, particularly female domestic workers;
(l)
Consider the establishment of a national human rights institution in accordance
with the Paris Principles;
(m)
Remove inappropriate restrictions on the work of non-governmental
organizations, especially those dealing with issues related to the Convention;
(n)
Ensure that law enforcement, civil, military and medical personnel, public
officials and other persons who may be involved in the custody, interrogation or treatment of
any individual deprived of his/her liberty are trained to recognize the physical consequences of
torture and respect the absolute prohibition of torture;
(o)
Provide information to the Committee about the proposed committee for the
prevention of vice and promotion of virtue, including whether it exercises a precise jurisdiction
in full conformity with the requirements of the Convention and is subject to review by ordinary
judicial authority.
8.
The Committee recommends that the next periodic report comply with its guidelines
and include:
(a)
Statistical data, disaggregated by crime, age, gender and nationality, on
complaints relating to torture and ill-treatment allegedly committed by law enforcement officials,
as well as on the related investigations, prosecutions, and penal and disciplinary sentences;
(b)
Information on any compensation and rehabilitation provided to the victims;
(c)
Detailed information on the practical implementation of legislation and the
recommendations of the Committee;
(d)
A core document with updated information in conformity with the guidelines.
9.
The Committee encourages the State party to consider making the declarations under
articles 21 and 22 of the Convention and ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention.
10.
The State party is encouraged to widely disseminate the reports submitted by Bahrain
to the Committee as well as the Committee’s conclusions and recommendations, in appropriate
languages and through official web sites, the media and non-governmental organizations.
11.
The Committee requests the State party to provide, within one year, information on its
response to the Committee’s recommendations contained in paragraphs 6 (e), (m) and (o).
12.
The State party is invited to submit its second periodic report by April 2007.
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