A/HRC/37/10 118.61 Take appropriate measures to fight against so-called acts of popular justice (Congo); 118.62 Undertake investigations on extrajudicial killings in order to bring the perpetrators to justice and to provide reparation to the victims or to their families (Montenegro); 118.63 Make torture a criminal offence in accordance with the Convention against Torture (Zambia); 118.64 Conduct prompt and impartial investigations into allegations of torture and ensure that anyone committing such a crime receives a punishment commensurate with the gravity of the act (Zambia); 118.65 Launch the human rights educational programmes for law enforcement officers on combating torture and respect for human rights (Ukraine); 118.66 Strictly apply the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, in particular those relating to the maximum period of detention on remand (France); 118.67 Take steps to reform the prison system and to ensure the protection of the rights of detainees (Italy); 118.68 Continue improving the often still precarious conditions in Benin prisons (Germany);1 118.69 Continue its efforts aimed at improving detention conditions (Central African Republic); 118.70 Take all necessary measures for the strict separation of detainees according to their age, sex and status, with the aim of improving prison conditions, as follow-up to paragraphs 108.34, 108.36, 108.37 and 108.38 of the recommendations from the second cycle (Haiti); 118.71 Redouble efforts to improve the conditions of the detention facilities, with particular consideration for women and children, and expedite trials (Holy See); 118.72 Improve prisons and the living and health conditions in detention facilities and, in particular, end overcrowding and the lack of sanitation, enable easy visits by the relatives of children and prohibit and punish prison officers for acts of torture and ill-treatment (Kenya); 118.73 Take further steps to conclude the ongoing prison modernization (Nigeria); 118.74 Continue to improve prison conditions, enhancing measures already adopted to avoid overcrowding, malnutrition and poor sanitation, and end the abusive use of pretrial detention (Spain); 118.75 Continue efforts to improve prison conditions, prison capacity and find alternative solutions to imprisonment (Angola); 118.76 Address the overcrowding of prisons, including through actions to minimize long pretrial detention periods (Australia); 118.77 Guarantee the poorest people access to legal aid (France); 118.78 Support the efforts of the judiciary to effectively implement the adopted reforms by ensuring adequate financial support from the Ministry of Justice as foreseen in the national development plan in the area of justice (Germany); 1 GE.17-23482 The recommendation as read during the interactive dialogue was: “Continue improving the often still miserable conditions in Benin prisons” (Germany). 15

Select target paragraph3

Connect to a paragraph
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Add to table of contents