A/HRC/7/3/Add.2 page 63 283. Recommendation (t) stated: Due to extremely harsh prison conditions and routine practice of torture, the Al-Jafr Correction and Rehabilitation Centre be closed without delay; 284. According to non-governmental sources, the Government closed Al-Jafr Prison in December 2006. 285. Recommendation (u) stated: Females not sentenced for a crime but detained under the Crime Prevention Law for being at risk of becoming victims of honour crimes be housed in specific victim shelters where they are at liberty but still enjoy safe conditions. 286. According to non-governmental sources, such a centre started operation in 2007. However, not all women in protective custody have moved to the centre. Furthermore, the centre seeks reconciliation and does not have a mandate of protecting the women at risk while preserving their liberty. Prevention 287. Recommendation (v) stated: Security personnel shall undergo extensive and thorough training using a curriculum that incorporates human rights education throughout and that includes training in effective interrogation techniques and the proper use of policing equipment, and that existing personnel receive continuing education; 288. According to non-governmental sources, initiatives within the PSD include: distribution of the Convention against Torture to all law enforcement personnel and encouragement of senior officers to explain its provisions to their subordinates, the need to comply with its provisions, and raise awareness of the consequences if the provisions are violated; and the inclusion of CAT in all basic training curricula, lectures and promotion exams for security personnel in order to ensure that the Convention’s various provisions and spirit are observed by all officers. The Kerik Group (see above) is also training correction staff and making changes to inspection mechanisms. 289. Recommendation (w) stated: Security personnel recommended for United Nations peacekeeping operations be scrupulously vetted for their suitability to serve; 290. Recommendation (x) stated: The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture be ratified, and a truly independent monitoring mechanism be established - where the members of the visiting commissions would be appointed for a fixed period of time and not subject to dismissal - to visit all places where persons are deprived of their liberty throughout the country;