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Article 21
Each State Party shall take the necessary measures to ensure that persons deprived of
liberty are released in a manner permitting reliable verification that they have actually been
released. Each State Party shall also take the necessary measures to assure the physical integrity
of such persons and their ability to exercise fully their rights at the time of release, without
prejudice to any obligations to which such persons may be subject under national law.
Article 22
Without prejudice to article 6, each State Party shall take the necessary measures to
prevent and punish the following conduct:
(a)
Delaying or obstructing the remedies referred to in article 17, paragraph 2 (f), and
article 20, paragraph 2;
(b)
Failure to record the deprivation of liberty of any person, or the recording of any
information which the official responsible for the official register knew or should have known to
be inaccurate;
(c)
Refusal to provide information on the deprivation of liberty of a person, or the
provision of inaccurate information, even though the legal requirements for providing such
information have been met.
Article 23
1.
Each State Party shall ensure that the training of law enforcement personnel, civil or
military, medical personnel, public officials and other persons who may be involved in the
custody or treatment of any person deprived of liberty includes the necessary education and
information regarding the relevant provisions of this Convention, in order to:
(a)
Prevent the involvement of such officials in enforced disappearances;
(b)
Emphasize the importance of prevention and investigations in relation to
enforced disappearances;
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