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for States parties to make voluntary contributions to this fund, irrespective of the national
measures taken or contributions made.
Monitoring and reporting
45.
States parties shall establish a system to oversee, monitor, evaluate, and report on
their provision of redress measures and necessary rehabilitation services to victims of
torture or ill-treatment. Accordingly, States parties should include in their reports to the
Committee data disaggregated by age, gender, nationality, and other key factors regarding
redress measures afforded to victims of torture or ill-treatment, in order to meet their
obligation as recalled in general comment No. 2 to provide continual evaluation of their
efforts to provide redress to victims.
46.
On the implementation of article 14, the Committee has observed the need to
provide adequate information on the implementation of article 14 in States parties’ reports.
Therefore, the Committee wishes to underscore that specific information should be
provided on the following:
(a)
The number of victims of torture or ill-treatment who have sought
compensation through legal, administrative and other means and the nature of the violations
alleged; the number of victims who have been awarded compensation; and in what amounts;
(b)
The measures taken to assist victims in the direct aftermath of torture;
(c)
The rehabilitation facilities available to victims of torture or ill-treatment
and the accessibility thereof, as well as the budget allocation for rehabilitation programmes
and the number of victims who have received rehabilitative services appropriate to their
needs;
(d)
The methods available for assessing the effectiveness of rehabilitation
programmes and services, including the application of appropriate indicators and
benchmarks, and the result of such assessment;
(e)
repetition;
The measures taken to ensure satisfaction and guarantees of non-
(f)
The domestic legislation which provides victims of torture or ill-treatment
with the right to remedy and redress, and relevant implementation measures taken by the
State party. Where such legislation is lacking, reports should include information on the
measures taken by the State party to adopt and implement such legislation.
(g)
The measures taken to ensure that all victims of torture or ill-treatment are
able to exercise and enjoy their rights under article 14.
(h)
The complaints mechanisms available for victims of torture or illtreatment, including how such mechanisms are made known and accessible to all victims.
States parties should also include data disaggregated by age, gender, nationality, location
and alleged violation, on the number of complaints received through such mechanisms.
(i)
The measures taken by States parties to ensure that all allegations of
torture and ill-treatment are effectively investigated.
(j)
The legislation and policy measures designed to positively identify
victims of torture in order to provide them with redress.
(k)
The available avenues for a victim of torture or ill-treatment to obtain
redress, including all criminal, civil, administrative and non-judicial procedures, such as
administrative reparation programmes, as well as information on the number of victims who
have accessed such mechanisms, how many obtained redress and reparative measures, and
in what forms and/or amounts.
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