A/HRC/45/13/Add.1 (ii) The application of command responsibility for such crimes; or superior individual criminal (iii) Explicit provisions indicating that enforced disappearance is a continuous crime to which amnesties or immunities or a statute of limitations cannot be applied; (b) Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances as soon as possible, with the express recognition of the competence of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances, according to articles 31 and 32 of the Convention. 72. Concerning transnational arrests and non-refoulement, the Government should: (a) Ensure that any extradition requests are dealt with in full compliance with international human rights law; (b) Ensure that refoulement of individuals to countries where there are substantial grounds to believe those individuals may be at risk of enforced disappearance is prohibited; (c) Ensure that illegal entry by individuals seeking asylum is not criminally prosecuted and the individuals are able to submit an asylum application; (d) Conduct training and awareness-raising among government officials on the principle of non-refoulement. 73. Concerning registration and notification in the criminal justice system, the Government should: (a) Ensure that families are promptly notified of the arrests of suspects from the moment of actual restriction of freedom of movement and freedom of action of an apprehended person, and ensure that the new legal guarantees on notification and registration following initial apprehension are systematically implemented in practice including through: (i) Extending procedural protections related to notification and registration to administrative apprehensions and arrests and when individuals are de facto deprived of their liberty when being called and interviewed as witnesses; (ii) Establishing a centralized digital registration system for all places of detention; (iii) Reducing the notification period for individuals moved to penitentiary facilities or transferred; (iv) Conducting extensive training and awareness-raising on the guarantees among legal professionals, law enforcement officials and the public; (v) Informing all law enforcement officials that delayed notification and falsification of records are prohibited and will not be tolerated, ensure that such practices are subject to an appropriate sanction and systematically punish persons who breach the requirements; (vi) Systematically investigating all alleged cases of torture and ill-treatment, cases where families are not notified of detention or registration records are falsified, and sanctioning perpetrators; (b) Grant the existing monitoring groups, the International Committee of the Red Cross and other independent monitors access to all facilities, including those run by the State National Security Committee; (c) Fully implement the recommendations made by the Committee against Torture (CAT/C/TJK/CO/3) and become a party to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. 74. In general, the Government should: (a) Take decisive action and give clear orders at the highest level to prohibit any surveillance, threats, intimidation and harassment of human rights lawyers, civil 16

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