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25. There is no official statistics on the number of torture cases reported to

the police and those that are prosecuted in court. Record is kept only on

offences relating to bodily harm with no distinction made whether such

harm is afflicted by a public official. This has made it difficult to make an

accurate assessment of the situation of torture in the country.

26. Recommendation: Concerned government agencies should keep a

separate record on torture cases committed by public officials. This should

include the number of torture cases reported to the police, the number of

cases prosecuted in court and the result of the consideration of the court

on such cases. An analysis should then be made on the scope and causes

of the problem of torture with a view to finding effective measures to

prevent torture to achieve the ultimate goal of the Convention.

27. With regard to the work of the NHRCT, the first Commission (1999 to

June 2009) received 35 complaints on torture cases during the period of,

most of which were allegations about torture incidents in the southern

border provinces. The investigation results of those complaints are

mentioned in paragraphs 12-13 above. The current Commission (June 2009

to present) has received 69 complaints relating to torture. It has

completed the investigation of 47 while 7 others are in the process of

being investigated. Of the remaining 15 complaints, 10 are not within the

NHRCT’s mandate to examine in accordance with Section 22 of the NHRCT

Act of 1999 since the matter is being considered by the Court while the

examination of 5 others were terminated due to the withdrawal of the

matter by the complainant and referral of the matter to other concerned

agencies.