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(c)
Improve the quality of the State’s security forces and agencies and enhance their
training in respect of human rights, and specifically in respect of the requirements stemming
from the Convention;
(d)
Guarantee that the obligations arising from the Convention will always be
fulfilled in all provincial courts, with the aim of ensuring the uniform application of the
Convention throughout the State party. The State party is reminded that the State’s international
responsibility is borne by the State at the national level even when violations have occurred at
the provincial level;
(e)
Organize a national register of information from domestic courts on cases of
torture and ill-treatment in the State party, a measure stated by the State party to be feasible;
(f)
Take specific steps to safeguard the physical integrity of the members of all
vulnerable groups;
(g)
As promised by the delegation of the State party in the case of the province of
Buenos Aires, guarantee that the holding of minors in police units will be immediately banned,
that minors currently in police units will be transferred to special centres, and that a nationwide
ban will be imposed on the detention of minors by police personnel on “welfare grounds”;
(h)
Take effective steps to improve physical conditions in prisons, reduce the existing
overcrowding and properly guarantee the fundamental needs of all persons in custody;
(i)
Consider amending its legislation and practice relating to pre-trial detention, so
that such detention is imposed only as an exceptional measure, taking into account the
recommendations on alternatives to pre-trial detention adopted by the Working Group on
Arbitrary Detention in December 2003;
(j)
Take the necessary steps to guarantee the principle of separation between
convicted prisoners and remand prisoners, and between them and immigrants who have been
served with expulsion orders in detention centres;
(k)
Take effective steps to ensure that all persons reporting acts of torture or
ill-treatment are protected from intimidation and from any unfavourable consequence of their
action in making such a report;
(l)
Take appropriate steps to guarantee full respect for the dignity and human rights
of all persons during body searches, in full compliance with international standards;
(m)
Take the necessary steps to guarantee the presence of independent, qualified
medical personnel to carry out periodic examinations of persons in detention;
(n)
Include in its next periodic report detailed statistical data, especially in terms of
types of offence, the age, ethnic group and sex of the victim and the category of the perpetrator,
on reports of acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment or treatment
inflicted by State officials, as well as on investigations, proceedings and criminal and
disciplinary punishments imposed following such reports and the consequences for the victims in
terms of reparation and compensation;