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(b)
Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Refugees (the Refugee Law), on
4 December 2009;
(c)
Law on Prevention of Domestic Violence, on 4 December 2009;
(d)
Adoption of the Law Enforcement Service Act, which requires temporary
suspension from duty of persons accused under article 159 of the Code of Criminal
Procedure, on 6 January 201;
(e)
Amendments to the Criminal Code (art. 141 para. 1, “Offences against
constitutional and other human and civil rights and freedoms”) to increase the criminal
sanctions for the use of torture, on 18 January 2011;
(f)
Law on the National Preventive Mechanism, on 2 July 2013.
5.
The Committee also welcomes the efforts of the State party to amend its policies,
programmes and administrative measures to give effect to the Convention, including the
adoption of:
(a)
Joint Order No. 30 of the Ministry of Justice, No. 56 of the Ministry of
Health, No. 41 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, No. 15 of the Chairperson of the National
Security committee, on mandatory participation of forensic medical specialists in the
medical examination of persons, in January and February 2010;
(b)
Order No. 7 of the Procurator General approving the instructions on the
verification of reports of the use of torture or other unlawful methods and prevention of
such practices, on 1 February 2010, which regulates the initial period of custody;
(c)
Joint Order No. 31 of the Ministry of Justice, No. 10 of the Procurator
General, No. 46 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, No. 16 of the Chairperson of the
National Security Committee and No. 13 of the Chairperson of the Economic Crimes and
Corruption Agency, on cooperation in the verification of complaints and criminal
prosecution of cases involving unlawful investigation methods, in February 2010;
(d)
Order No. 9 of the Procurator General containing regulations on duty
procurators at police stations, on 30 January 2012;
(e)
Plan of Action for 2010–2012 on the implementation of recommendations of
the Committee against Torture, on 4 February 2010;
(f)
National Plan of Action on Human Rights for the period 2009–2012;
(g)
National Concept of Legal Policy of the State for 2010–2020;
(h)
Programme for the Development of the Penal Correction System for 2012–
2015;
(i)
Plan of action to combat and prevent offences involving trafficking in
persons for 2012–2014, on 24 October 2012.
6.
The Committee welcomes the amendments made in July 2014 to the Criminal Code,
the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Penitentiary Code and the Code of Administrative
Offences, which will enter into force on 1 January 2015.
C.
Principal subjects of concern and recommendations
Torture and ill-treatment on the premises of criminal prosecution bodies
7.
While welcoming the measures taken by the State party aimed at strengthening laws
and policies concerning its protection of human rights and prevention of torture and illtreatment, described above, the Committee remains concerned at reports that those laws and
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