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13. Following the investigation of complaints, the NHRCT has made

recommendations to the security agencies that measures be put in place

to prevent torture at all stages of search, arrest and detention of

individuals including maintenance of record of arrested or detained

persons and of their admission, release or transfer to other institutions,

requirement of physical examination by medical personnel and creation of

an oversight system for places of detention by an independent body. If a

person is arrested or detained under the special security laws, which do

not provide for the same arrest and detention procedures as those of the

Criminal Procedural Code, measures should be implemented to protect

the fundamental rights of such person in accordance with Article 14 of the

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). These include

informing the person of reasons for his arrest, informing his family and

relatives about the arrest, allowing visit by family members and facilitating

access to a legal counsel. The arrested person should be required to

appear before the court every time there is a request to extend the period

of his detention. This would give such person or his lawyer an opportunity

to object the request for an extended detention and the Court could

examine his physical condition in case of an alleged torture. Moreover,

interrogation practices should be revised to exclude violent methods and

questioning of suspects should be conducted by professional and well-

trained officers only.

14. Some government agencies have reported their implementation of the

NHRCT recommendations mentioned in paragraph 13 above. The Ministry

of Defense informed that the measures and recommendations of the

NHRCT were being implemented as a normal practice and safety was