A/HRC/7/3/Add.2 page 64 291. According to non-governmental sources, the Government has not taken any action on this recommendation. On the other hand, non-governmental sources report that visits to detention facilities by the PSD’s Office of Complaints and Human Rights, in conjunction with the National Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) and other civil society organizations have been intensified to ascertain wrongful practices and violations to which inmates might be subjected to, and to compile reports to ensure that those who commit violations will be held accountable. In addition a visit to prisons to meet with inmates was organized for the mass media and satellite television stations. The NCHR is working to establish joint visits to detention facilities with representatives of the General Prosecutor’s Office on a weekly and monthly basis. 292. Recommendation (y) stated: Systematic training programmes and awareness-raising campaigns be carried out on the principles of the Convention against Torture for the public at large, security personnel, legal professionals and the judiciary. 293. According to non-governmental sources, a greater number of workshops and seminars by non-governmental organizations and attended by officials have taken place in 2007 than in the past. Training sessions are organized for judges in the Judicial Institute in which emphases are placed on combating torture in prisons, and enhancing awareness about the detriment of this practice. Prosecutors have received training from national and international NGOs on the Convention against Torture and, together with judges, on juvenile justice matters. International cooperation 294. Recommendation (z) stated: The Special Rapporteur recommends that relevant international organizations, including the OHCHR and UNDP, be requested to provide, in a coordinated manner, assistance in the follow-up to the above recommendations. 295. According to non-governmental sources, in June 2007, the GID agreed to a first visit to its detention facility by an independent human rights organization (Human Rights Watch) under conditions compatible with international standards for such visits. These visits, conducted in August 2007, included two independent Jordanian human rights representatives. The Ministry of Interior has generally cooperated on facilitating visits by Human Rights Watch to prisons under its jurisdiction. In October 2007, Human Rights Watch returned to Jordan to inspect Juweidah Prison, to which the ministry had earlier denied the organization access. The PSD recently concluded an agreement with the Danish non-governmental organization which combats torture, RCT, for establishing a project in collaboration with NCHR and the Al-Mizan Centre for Human Rights for training of PSD personnel on technical matters and exchange of visits.

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