CAT/C/MRT/CO/1 the gravity of the offences committed, in line with the commitment made by the State party during the universal periodic review in November 2010; (b) Introduce a provision in the Criminal Code establishing that the crime of torture is not subject to any statute of limitation; (c) Provide the Committee with detailed information on the investigations conducted into the death of Hassane Ould Brahim in October 2012 in the Dar Naïm prison, and on their follow-up. Amnesties and impunity 19. The Committee is concerned about the fact that Act No. 92-93 of 14 June 1993 provides a blanket amnesty to members of the Armed Forces and security forces. In particular, the Committee remains concerned about the approach adopted by the State party (the nature of which was confirmed by its delegation) in dealing with the demands of victims and their dependants who, rather than availing themselves of the compensation provided for in that law, prefer to bring civil indemnification proceedings, which the State party considers to be ill-advised (arts. 2, 12, 13 and 14). With reference to its general comment No. 3 (2012) (CAT/C/GC/3), the Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Amend the Amnesty Act (Act No. 92-93) and take all necessary steps to combat impunity with respect to acts of torture by, inter alia, making effective remedies available to victims and their dependants; (b) Ensure that victims and their relatives who seek reparation are protected from reprisals and intimidation. Redress and rehabilitation for victims of torture 20. The Committee is concerned about the fact that existing legislation does not contain any guarantees of redress for the harm caused to victims of torture. The Committee is further concerned that some forms of redress of religious origin, such as qisas, which is based on the principle of retaliation and is provided for in articles 285 and 286 of the Criminal Code, constitute acts of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment (arts. 2, 12, 13, 14 and 16). The State party should: (a) Adopt legislative and administrative measures to ensure that victims of torture and ill-treatment obtain redress, including restitution, compensation, rehabilitation, satisfaction and guarantees of non-repetition, and introduce these into its body of criminal law; (b) Amend the Criminal Code to remove references to qisas penalties. In this regard, the Committee draws the attention of the State party to its recently adopted general comment No. 3 (2012) on article 14 of the Convention, which explains and clarifies the content and scope of the obligations of States parties with regard to the full redress to which victims of torture are entitled. Application of the prohibition of slavery-like practices 21. While noting that the State party’s delegation has informed the Committee that the judicial authorities of the State party are currently considering 15 cases involving allegations of slavery that would fall under Act No. 2007-048 of 3 September 2007, which classifies slavery as a criminal offence and provides for the suppression of slavery-like practices, the Committee regrets that no statistics are available on the nature and scale of 8 GE.13-44591