CAT/C/MRT/CO/1 slavery in the State party. The Committee is also concerned by the fact that the courts treat slavery cases as matters for ordinary law, particularly as labour or property rights issues, rather than as slavery offences. The crime of slavery is thus rendered meaningless in legal terms. Moreover, the Act of 2007 does not cover the discrimination intrinsic to slavery. The Committee echoes the concern of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and its consequences, who noted that the Act could be applied only in the course of the criminal prosecution of slave-owners and therefore relied entirely on the police and the public prosecution service for its enforcement, there being no provision for victims to sue to obtain redress (arts. 1, 2 and 16). The State party should: (a) Include a provision in the Criminal Code that defines and specifically criminalizes racial or ethnic discrimination, including slavery-like practices, and that sets out penalties commensurate with the gravity of the acts in question; (b) Include a definition in Act No. 2007-048 of 3 September 2007 that covers all forms of slavery, as well as provisions concerning redress and rehabilitation measures for former slaves; (c) Amend Act No. 2007-048 of 3 September 2007 so that victims of slavery or related practices may cause criminal proceedings to be initiated by suing for damages; (d) Provide specific training modules in order to raise the awareness of judges and members of the legal profession as a whole about racial discrimination and about the fact that, in accordance with international standards, it is a prosecutable offence; (e) Develop a comprehensive national strategy for combating both traditional and modern forms of slavery and discrimination, which include the practices of early and forced marriage, servitude, forced child labour, human trafficking and the exploitation of domestic workers, in line with the commitment made by the State party during the universal periodic review in November 2010. Conditions of detention 22. While noting the efforts made by the State party to renovate its prisons, the Committee remains concerned by reports that conditions in all its detention centres are below international standards, in particular because of a lack of hygiene, ventilation, lighting, bedding, food and medical care. The Committee is also concerned by reports it has received that in many cases prisoners are sick and that about 20 died in 2010, including 14 at the Dar Naïm Prison. Also, while taking note of the efforts made by the State party to reduce overcrowding at the Dar Naïm prison, the Committee is concerned that some of the inmates have been transferred to the Aleg Prison, where prisoners allegedly held protests in January 2013 about conditions of detention there (arts. 2, 11 and 16). The State party should: (a) Redouble its efforts to bring living conditions in all prisons into line with international standards and with the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (United Nations Economic and Social Council, resolutions 663 C (XXIV) and 2076 (LXII)) and increase the funding allocated for that purpose; (b) Ensure all prisoners have access to drinking water, at least two meals per day, hygiene and basic necessities; make sure there is sufficient natural and artificial light and ventilation in cells; and provide medical and psychosocial care for prisoners with a view to preventing deaths in detention; GE.13-44591 9