A/HRC/37/27 repetition. As such, criminalization of all acts of torture12 and criminal investigations into allegations of torture and ill-treatment are key. 51. International human rights mechanisms, including international human rights bodies, the Human Rights Council and all relevant stakeholders are encouraged to continue exploring these issues. Their role in recording good practices to ensure the elimination of torture in pretrial detention and police custody is essential. States should seek to implement the good practices that were shared during the seminar and put in place a legal and institutional framework to prevent torture, including through policy guidance. 52. The seminar participants highlighted the importance of documenting good practices on the implementation of effective safeguards and the appetite for developing global guidelines on investigative interviewing. They stressed the role of the United Nations, particularly OHCHR, in this regard. 12 Convention against Torture, art. 4. 15