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(g) Monitor and document incidents of inter-prisoner violence with a view to revealing the
root causes and designing appropriate prevention strategies. The Committee invites the State
party to provide it with such data, disaggregated by the relevant factors, in its next periodic
report;
(h) Ensure that medical examinations are confidential and consider possibilities of
transferring the medical services from the Ministry of Justice to the Ministry of Health;
(i) Reconsider the arrangements whereby prisoners are required to cover a portion of their
expenses, with a view to abolishing this requirement completely;
(j) Ensure that the classification of acts prohibited under the Convention is made by an
impartial authority with a view to initiating appropriate proceedings and provide in its next
periodic report information on criminal investigations into suspected acts of torture or other illtreatment pursuant to article 259(a) of the Penal Code;
(k) Review the independence and effectiveness of the investigations into complaints of
excessive use of force in connection with the International Monetary Fund/World Bank Meeting
demonstrations of September 2000, with a view to bringing those responsible to justice and
providing compensation to the victims;
(l) Include in its next periodic report information on compensation provided for victims or
their families in accordance with article 14 of the Convention;
(m) Review the strict regime of detention for illegal immigrants with a view to its repeal and
ensure that all children held in these detention centres are removed with their parents to family
reception centres;
(n) Investigate claims of involuntary sterilizations, using medical and personnel records, and
urge the complainants, to the extent possible, to assist in substantiating the allegations;
(o) Provide, within one year, information on its responses to the Committee’s
recommendations contained in paragraphs (a), (b), (i), (k) and (m) above.
(p) Widely disseminate the reports submitted by the Czech Republic to the Committee and
the conclusions and recommendations thereon, in appropriate languages through official web
sites, the media and non-governmental organizations;
(q) Submit its next periodic report by 31 December 2009, date on which the fifth periodic
report is due. This report should combine the fourth and fifth periodic reports.
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