A/HRC/13/7 74. Regarding a position expressed that the issue of properties could only be fully solved through a comprehensive settlement, Cyprus considered that each individual had an unquestionable right to pursue the realization of human rights in courts including the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice. 75. Cyprus appreciated that the last report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture in 2008, which had highlighted, inter alia, the enactment of the Law on the Rights of Arrested and Detained Persons and the establishment of the Independent Authority for the Investigation of Allegations against the Police. The Committee had observed that laminated information sheets were available at all police stations in ten languages and noted improvements of the conditions at the police establishments visited. 76. Cyprus recalled a number of mechanisms and criminal procedures to investigate allegations of police misconduct and to sanction where appropriate. During the first 10 months of 2009, the Independent Authority for the Investigation of Allegations against the Police had received 96 complaints. A number of complaints were still pending, while some of the completed investigations had led to criminal and/or disciplinary prosecutions against police officers. The delegation quoted the numbers of criminal and disciplinary cases against members of the police investigated annually, and their outcome, and noted that since 2005, 14 members of the police found guilty of criminal or disciplinary charges had been either dismissed or forced to resign. Cyprus stated that the numbers reflected the determination of the authorities to eliminate phenomena of police misconduct and illtreatment of people. 77. Cyprus indicated that measures recently taken to prevent and combat trafficking of human beings, including the imposition of stricter criteria for visa issuing, were still too new for their effectiveness to be evaluated. Cyprus was seeking to increase international cooperation and particularly welcomed any assistance, especially from the countries of origin of trafficked persons. 78. Cyprus referred to data relating to the past five years indicating an average of 1,000 incidents of domestic violence annually, with a tendency of a slight increase. Since 1994 the number of non-domestic homicides per year had increased while, in contrast, the domestic/family homicide rate for the same period had significantly decreased. It was believed that the difference between the domestic and non-domestic homicide rates was attributable to the coordinated efforts and campaigns to prevent and combat domestic violence against women. Campaigns on violence against women and children were conducted annually by the competent authorities, including to deter and prevent domestic violence and to challenge societal attitudes. 79. The overall objective on which the migration system is based is to, inter alia, protect human rights and to ensure the fair treatment of migrants. Cyprus remains focused on the need to control illegal immigration. In principle, the migration policy in Cyprus is formulated on the basis of the present and future needs of the labour market, as expressed in the national employment strategy. The model protects third-country migrants from exploitation and at the same time, ensures that the problem of a mismatch in the labour market does not arise. 80. Cyprus faces particular pressures in the asylum system owing to its geographical location, being near to a politically unstable area which produces a high percentage of asylum claims, especially from applicants entitled to international protection, compounded by the fact that it has unguarded points of entries in the areas not under the control of the Government. The measures adopted aim towards the achievement of a fair, fast and efficient asylum procedure. Some of the measures include the use of fast-track procedures, the recruitment of new staff at the Asylum Service, the posting of asylum eligibility officers at the points of submission of asylum applications, and specialized training programmes. 14