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(b)
Adopt domestic legislation to implement the principle of non-refoulement in
article 3 of the Convention;
(c)
Ensure that acts of torture become subject to universal jurisdiction in Ugandan
law in accordance with article 5 of the Convention;
(d)
Ensure compliance with several articles of the Convention, including articles 6
to 9, for example by setting up a Law Commission;
(e)
Reduce the length of pre-trial detention;
(f)
Enhance the accessibility and effectiveness of habeas corpus;
(g)
Take vigorous steps to eliminate impunity for alleged perpetrators of acts of
torture and ill-treatment, carry out prompt, impartial and exhaustive investigations, try and,
where appropriate, convict the perpetrators of torture and ill-treatment, impose appropriate
sentences on them and properly compensate the victims;
(h)
Minimize the number of security forces and agencies with the power to arrest,
detain and investigate and ensure that the police remains the primary law enforcement agency;
(i)
Abolish the use of “ungazetted” or unauthorized places of detention or “safe
houses”, and immediately provide information about all places of detention;
(j)
Allow independent human rights monitors, including the Uganda Human Rights
Commission, full access to all official and non-official places of detention, without notice;
(k)
Strengthen the Uganda Human Rights Commission and ensure that its decisions
are fully implemented, in particular concerning awards of compensation to victims of torture
and prosecution of perpetrators;
(l)
Take effective steps to ensure that all persons reporting acts of torture or
ill-treatment are protected from intimidation and from any unfavourable consequences of their
action in making such a report;
(m)
Establish and promote effective machinery within the prison system to receive
and investigate reports of sexual violence and provide protection and psychological and
medical assistance to victims;
(n)
Act without delay to protect the civilian population in areas of armed conflict in
northern Uganda from violations by the Lord’s Resistance Army and members of the security
forces. In particular, the State party should protect internally displaced persons confined in
camps, which are constantly exposed to attacks from the Lord’s Resistance Army;
(o)
Take the necessary steps, as a matter of extreme urgency and in a
comprehensive manner, to prevent the abduction of children by the Lord’s Resistance
Army and to facilitate the reintegration of former child soldiers into society;