55. Recalling the Committee’s previous (CAT/C/BLR/CO/4, para. 27), the State party should: concluding observations (a) Urgently consider the establishment of a moratorium on executions, with a view to abolishing the death penalty, commute death sentences to prison sentences, and consider ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; (b) Bring prison conditions for individuals sentenced to death into compliance with international human rights standards; (c) Undertake a comprehensive review of all cases in which capital punishment has been handed down, suspend the judgment in any case involving allegations that a defendant’s confessions was obtained through torture, and ensure that any such claims are effectively and promptly investigated; (d) Provide prompt notification to relatives about the date and place of any execution pending the urgent establishment of a moratorium on executions; (e) Implement fully the adopted views of the Human Rights Committee in the cases of Vasily Yuzepchuk, Pavel Selyun, Oleg Grishkovtsov, Andrei Burdyko, Lyubov Kovaleva and Svetlana Zhuk. Training 56. The Committee regrets the lack of relevant information provided by the State party on whether it provides targeted training for medical and law enforcement personnel, security and prison officials, judicial officials and others involved with custody, interrogation or treatment of persons under State or official control on matters related to the prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment, or on its efforts to evaluate and assess the training already being provided (art. 10). 57. The State party should provide mandatory training on the provisions of the Convention and the absolute prohibition of torture for public officials charged with the various functions enumerated in article 10 of the Convention; introduce training programmes on non-coercive investigation techniques; and 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. Such training should involve the study of specific cases and should also focus on sexual and gender-specific violence; and develop methodologies to assess the impact of these training programs. Redress, including compensation and rehabilitation 58. The Committee notes with regret that the State party provided it with no information concerning the means of redress, including compensation and rehabilitation, provided to victims of torture or ill-treatment. The Committee is further concerned at the State party’s lack of capacity to provide rehabilitation to victims of torture (arts. 2, 4, 12, 14 and 16). 59. The Committee, recalling its general comment No. 3, urges the State party to ensure that all victims of torture and ill-treatment, including relatives of the disappeared individuals, obtain redress, including adequate compensation and rehabilitation, including in cases in which the perpetrator has not been identified or convicted of a crime. Follow-up procedure 60. The Committee requests the State party to provide, by 18 May 2019, follow-up information in response to the Committee’s recommendations relating to fundamental legal safeguards, effective investigation of allegations of torture and ill-treatment, and the situation human rights defenders (see paras. 8, 16 and 47 above). In the same context, the State party is invited to inform the Committee about its plans for implementing within the coming 13