A/HRC/11/5 III. RECOMMENDATIONS 87. In the light of the foregoing observations, the independent expert makes the recommendations set out below. 88. On the judicial system, he recommends the following: (a) Appointment of the President of the Court of Cassation and the President of the Supreme Council of the Judiciary and initiation of the programme for the vetting of judges; (b) Appointment of the director-general of the Judicial Training College and implementation of initial training for judges; (c) Establishment of a judicial inspectorate composed of judges with a view to the regular, ongoing and effective supervision of the activities of the courts and the appointment of judges in order to ensure the proper functioning of the judicial system and thus safeguard the rights of persons before the law; (d) Establishment of the two specialized chambers to deal with certain serious political offences and with economic and financial crimes; (e) Clarification and simplification of certain criminal procedures, particularly with regard to non-custodial and suspended sentences, police custody and habeas corpus, as well as the duration of pretrial detention and the delegation of judicial powers to the criminal police; (f) Due attention to the issue of youth imprisonment and to the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child; (g) Adoption, in the Juvenile Code, of provisions promoting youth crime prevention strategies, alternative non-custodial measures and the implementation of effective rehabilitation and reintegration programmes, while encouraging foster care in the case of some non-serious crimes; (h) Institution of a legal framework to govern the functioning of the Institute of Forensic Medicine, creation of a demarcation line between the State University of Haiti’s hospital mortuary and the Institute’s mortuary, and consideration of the possible extension of the services to the provincial jurisdictions through the setting up of at least two Institute annexes in the towns of Le Cap and Les Cayes; (i) Continuation of the expansion of the network of law centres and the implementation of a mechanism for regular training and exchanges between persons in charge of the law centres. 89. On the police system, he recommends the following: (a) Greater attention to certification of the members of the General Inspectorate of the National Police and increase in human and financial resources; (b) Allocation of priority to vetting senior police officers in order to send out a clear signal as to the objective being pursued; (c) Regular and close involvement of the MINUSTAH Human Rights Section in all monitoring stages of the procedure to ensure that the process conforms to relevant international standards; 21

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