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13.
The Committee is also concerned by information received from non-governmental
organizations asserting that in some instances detainees are not duly informed of their right to
counsel or their right to be examined by a medical doctor of their own choice (art. 6).
The State party should take all necessary steps to ensure that all detained persons
are duly informed of their rights immediately upon arrest and that they are
provided with prompt access to a lawyer and to a doctor of their own choice. The
State party should inform the Committee on the specific measures taken in this
respect.
14.
The Committee is concerned about information regarding the existence of agreements
which provide that citizens from certain States who are on Georgian territory cannot be
transferred to the International Criminal Court in order to be tried for war crimes or crimes
against humanity (arts. 6 and 8).
In accordance with articles 6 and 8 of the Convention, the State party should take
all the necessary measures to review the relevant terms of those agreements which
prohibit the transfer of citizens from certain States who are on Georgian territory to
the International Criminal Court.
15.
The Committee is concerned that there is no specific information available on the impact
of the training conducted for law-enforcement officials, and how effective the training
programmes have been in reducing incidents of violence, ill-treatment and torture in penitentiary
establishments (art. 10).
The State party should continue its cooperation with the Organization for Security
and Cooperation in Europe, the United Nations and other international and
national organizations in elaborating educational programmes for law-enforcement
and penitentiary-establishment officials, and should develop and implement a
methodology to assess the effectiveness and impact of such programmes on the
reduction of cases of violence, ill-treatment and torture.
16.
The Committee is concerned at the high number of complaints received from inmates as
well as about reports that law-enforcement officers wear masks during raids and carry no
identification badges, which makes it impossible to identify them should a complaint of torture
or ill-treatment be made by an inmate (arts. 2 and 11).
The State party should ensure that all penitentiary personnel, as well as special
forces, be equipped with visible identification badges at all times to ensure the
protection of inmates from acts in violation of the Convention.
17.
The Committee is particularly concerned about the high number of sudden deaths of
persons in custody and the absence of detailed information on the causes of death in each case.
The Committee is also concerned about the high number of deaths reported from tuberculosis
(arts. 6 and 12).