’WPC ±]“¾ĄÉ'É+µl­ƒHŻŲ‹fŠĒö½^Ö6.À½*Šø| $Ä—ķ› F³’dē'מmźM.0±¦¦„—WkB®Ųqö˧DZҹ”F¦I@½%ŚY™ņĮń0ņņ±¤LšÉŹéOl‘ŗ>’ź!ŻÕ·„ėXdW–ŸHĢZ/1łėkÄę‡Xøō.Ał\«%aī#čŃą¢¼Oä^¶®ß2 GéČV÷Ā^ķō¼,—ĮnŽxq—Øņ†Č/­&‘,o€‘n7„’ū@ Ō²Ļ8ćÅļ—½˜üä×`XrßĻŽŁüIŒŠe@h_ļŌG³*>©:Ć’ß*]ĻsxóÄōłn‚A 㛪—Pž«Š$ ö®]D!ģPŽd_˜SöU8µ¹6äßBĄÄD—kāĪJ†0ÆōGĆŠ„8Ėb'2MĪ’įōŪ¤ĮXŖ„d¦u®ŃU`‘;“i;„]„¬Ģļ8Ļą¦q9Ö ÉĪ…|Pü6Ņ³mŠŌærĪĆū`¼I)AĶoęk-żœ²"MžĘ@ žł2E܍~Å«o<;už)!‰voŁ|j7ŗåĀd}»Ł µź„,hģ)҇[PJE“ć ’­„X“x&ų #Į¶UNw %Å 0:Ė^ w4)8 m:<QN˜HP LaserJet 4000 Series PSČŁŲŁŁŲČŁ0&Öd9 Z‹6Times New Roman RegularX(üœ$””ŌUSUS.,Ōyƒa, ½ha+¢Ų+003|x’U‹’ĄĄĄ refoulementbehaviourŻ ƒüœ!ŻŌUSUS.,ŌŻ  ŻŌ_ŌŌ€¼b`»XXŌņ ņÓ  ÓAUSTRIAó óŌ€X#®X»¼b`ŌŠ ° ŠÓ  ÓĢĢņ ņCAT€A/44/46€(1989)ó óŠ “ć ŠĢĢ202.€€The€Committee€considered€the€initial€report€of€Austria€(CAT/C/5/Add.10)€at€its€18ņņthóó€and€19ņņthóóŠ O Ÿ Šmeetings,€held€on€24€April€1989€(CAT/C/SR.18„19).Š 8 ˆ ŠĢ203.€€The€representative€of€the€State€party€introduced€the€report€and€said€that,€in€Austria,€theŠ  Z  ŠConvention€against€Torture€and€Other€Cruel,€Inhuman€or€Degrading€Treatment€or€Punishment€hadŠ ó C  Šbeen€incorporated€into€domestic€law.€€He€further€informed€the€Committee€that€Austria€had€ratifiedŠ Ü,  Šthe€European€Convention€for€the€Prevention€of€Torture€and€Inhuman€or€Degrading€Treatment€orŠ Å  ŠPunishment,€formulated€within€the€Council€of€Europe.€€That€Convention€would€enter€into€force€forŠ ®ž  ŠAustria€as€from€1€May€1989.Š —ē  ŠĢ204.€€The€representative€of€the€State€party€drew€the€Committeeššs€attention€to€the€amendments€to€theŠ i¹ ŠAustrian€Code€of€Administrative€and€Criminal€Procedure,€which€had€entered€into€force€on€1€JulyŠ R¢ Š1988,€and€referred€to€the€rights€of€detainees€enunciated€therein,€and€to€the€constitutional€bill€on€theŠ ;‹ Šprotection€of€personal€freedom,€which€has€been€submitted€to€Parliament€in€autumn€1988.€€He€addedŠ $t Šthat€the€verification€system€established€under€the€European€Convention€against€Torture€wouldŠ  ] Šprovide€a€further€guarantee€in€addition€to€national€mechanisms€for€the€protection€of€human€rights.Š öF ŠĢ205.€€The€members€of€the€Committee€congratulated€the€Government€of€Austria€on€its€report,€whichŠ Č Šthey€felt€was€clear€and€precise.€€They€nevertheless€found€that€the€report€lacked€specific€informationŠ ± Šand€details€on€the€practical€implementation€of€the€provisions€of€the€Convention€and€on€the€specificŠ šź Šmeasures€adopted€to€ensure€compliance€with€the€obligations€entered€into€by€Austria€under€theŠ ƒÓ ŠConvention.€€Nor€had€any€mention€been€made€in€the€report€of€difficulties€encountered€in€executingŠ l¼ Šthe€provisions€of€the€Convention.€€The€members€of€the€Committee€also€stated€that€they€would€likeŠ U„ Što€receive€the€legislative€texts€to€which€reference€had€been€made€in€the€report,€and€relevant€statistics,Š >Ž Šin€particular€those€concerning€the€number€of€torture€victims€recorded€in€Austria€in€recent€years€andŠ ' w Šthe€number€of€perpetrators€who€had€been€prosecuted€or€subjected€to€disciplinary€measures.Š !` ŠĢ206.€€It€was€noted€that€Austria€had€made€the€European€Convention€on€Human€Rights€a€constitutionalŠ ā"2! Šlaw,€which€rendered€it€directly€applicable.€€It€was€asked€if€that€would€also€be€the€case€with€theŠ Ė#" ŠUnited€Nations€Convention€against€Torture.Š “$ # ŠĢ207.€€In€the€same€context,€further€information€was€requested€in€order€to€explain€how,€in€general,Š †&Ö!% Šinternational€treaties€were€incorporated€within€domestic€law€and€what€mechanism€enabled€theirŠ o'æ"& Šprovisions€to€be€invoked€before€the€competent€authorities€and€courts.Š X(Ø#' ŠĢ208.€€Additional€information€was€requested€concerning€the€statement€in€the€report€that€torture€hadŠ **z%) Šbeen€abolished€in€Austria€more€than€200€years€before.Š +c&* ŠĢ209.€€Having€noted€from€the€report€that€articles€5€and€15€of€the€Convention€were€the€subject€ofŠ å,5(, Šnational€enforcement€measures,€members€of€the€Committee€asked€what€were€the€reasons€for€theŠ Ī-)- ŠŌ_Ōreservations€expressed€by€Austria€with€regard€to€those€articles.Š ° ŠĢ210.€€In€addition,€clarification€was€requested€concerning€the€composition€and€powers€of€theŠ ‚Ņ ŠConstitutional€Court,€and€about€the€various€recourse€procedures€in€the€courts€mentioned€in€theŠ k» Šreport.€€It€was€also€asked€whether€a€ņņhabeas€corpusóó€procedure€existed€in€Austria.Š T¤ ŠĢ211.€€Some€members€of€the€Committee€requested€clarification€of€the€statement:€š šthe€expulsion€andŠ & v Šņņrefoulementóó€of€persons€are€within€the€competence€of€the€police€authoritiesšš.€€They€asked,€inŠ  _ Šparticular,€whether€decisions€by€the€police€on€the€subject€could€be€challenged.Š ų H ŠĢ212.€€Referring€to€article€4€of€the€Convention,€members€of€the€Committee€asked€whether€theŠ Ź   Špenalties€deriving€from€article€312€of€the€Penal€Code€had€proved€appropriate€in€practice€and€whatŠ ³  Šwere€the€penalties€€established€for€ordinary€and€premeditated€homicide€and€for€rape.€€It€was€alsoŠ œģ  Šasked€whether€the€penalty€for€a€public€official€guilty€of€ill„treatment€or€neglect€of€another€personŠ …Õ  Šwas€suspension€from€duty€or€permanent€dismissal€from€public€service.€€In€the€same€context,Š n¾  Šclarification€was€requested€concerning€the€nature€and€share€of€responsibility€of€a€public€official€whoŠ W§  Šhad€inflicted€suffering€on€a€detainee€or€witness.€€It€was€asked€in€what€way€an€attempt€to€commit€suchŠ @ Šan€act€would€be€punishable€and€whether€it€was€necessary€that€an€offence€should€actually€beŠ )y Šcommitted€for€a€punishment€to€be€imposed.Š b ŠĢ213.€€In€connection€with€the€implementation€of€article€5€of€the€Convention,€it€was€asked€whether€aŠ ä4 Šrefugee€who€had€committed€an€act€of€torture€abroad€could€be€prosecuted€in€Austria.Š Ķ ŠĢ214.€€Turning€to€article€10€of€the€Convention,€members€of€the€Committee€wished€to€know€whetherŠ Ÿļ Šthe€training€of€the€personnel€referred€to€in€that€article€also€related€to€that€after„effects€of€physical€orŠ ˆŲ Špsychological€torture,€whether€at€the€university€level€the€training€mentioned€was€provided€withinŠ qĮ Šthe€framework€of€the€teaching€of€forensic€medicine,€psychology€or€psychiatry€or€in€any€other€way,Š ZŖ Šwhether€non„governmental€organizations€participated€in€the€activities€of€the€Austrian€authorities€inŠ C“ Šthe€area€of€training,€rehabilitation€and€information€relating€to€torture,€and€whether€training€for€theŠ ,| Šmedical€corps€comprised€specialized€tuition€in€the€care€of€torture€victims.Š e ŠĢ215.€€Referring€to€article€11€of€the€Convention,€members€of€the€Committee€asked€who€had€powersŠ ē 7 Šof€arrest,€how€investigations€were€conducted€and€what€was€the€maximum€duration€of€pre„trialŠ Š!   Šdetention,€what€were€the€powers€of€the€prison€commissions€mentioned€in€paragraph€40€of€the€report,Š ¹" ! Šand€what€happened€when€they€found€anomalies,€what€authority€could€receive€grievances€formŠ ¢#ņ" Šdetainees€in€the€interval€between€visits€by€prison€commissions€and€whether€there€was€a€specialŠ ‹$Ū# Šservice€responsible€for€supervising€the€overall€implementation€of€the€Prison€System€Act.Š t%Ä $ ŠĢ216.€€In€connection€with€the€information€provided€on€implementation€of€article€13€of€theŠ F'–"& ŠConvention,€it€was€asked€whether,€if€the€Public€Prosecutor€refused€for€reasons€of€public€order€orŠ /(#' Šother€reasons€to€prosecute€a€person€charged€with€acts€of€torture,€the€victim€had€a€further€recourseŠ )h$( Šmechanism€available€to€him.Š *Q%) ŠĢ217.€€As€regards€the€implementation€by€Austria€of€the€provisions€of€article€14€of€the€Convention,Š Ó+#'+ Šthe€members€of€the€Committee€wished€to€know€whether€responsibility€of€the€State€in€the€matter€ofŠ ¼, (, Šredress€and€compensation€for€the€victim€of€an€act€of€torture€applied€in€the€same€way€to€refugees€whoŠ „-õ(- Šhad€been€granted€asylum€as€to€Austrian€nationals.€€In€that€connection,€it€was€observed€that€thatŠ ° Šresponsibility€must€not€only€be€financial,€it€must€also€apply€to€the€treatment€of€any€serious€or€long„Š ™é Šlasting€physical€or€psychological€after„effects.€€It€was€asked€whether€victims€could€apply€to€a€courtŠ ‚Ņ Šin€order€to€seek€compensation€and€what€judicial€practice€was€in€that€area,€whether€in€the€case€of€aŠ k» Šsuit€for€damages€the€civil€proceedings€were€connected€with€the€criminal€proceedings€or€whether€theŠ T¤ Štwo€proceedings€must€be€conducted€separately,€and€whether€there€were€in€Austria€positive€lawŠ =  Šprovisions€for€the€compensation€of€persons€who€had€been€held€in€pre„trial€detention€before€beingŠ & v Šacquitted€or€whose€proceedings€had€been€dismissed€when€they€had€suffered€serious€damage.€€AsŠ  _ Šregards€assistance€to€victims,€it€was€also€asked€whether€foreigners€were€treated€in€the€same€way€asŠ ų H ŠAustrian€nationals,€given€the€fact€that€the€Convention€provided€that,€in€general,€foreigners€andŠ į 1  Šcitizens€should€enjoy€the€same€guarantees.Š Ź   ŠĢ218.€€Noting€that,€in€accordance€with€article€15€of€the€Convention,€in€Austria€confessions€obtainedŠ œģ  Šthrough€torture€could€not€be€used€as€evidence,€it€was€asked€whether,€for€their€part,€the€victims€couldŠ …Õ  Šprovide€testimony€with€evidential€value€against€torturers.Š n¾  ŠĢ219.€€Replying€to€the€questions€asked€and€observations€made€by€members€of€the€Committee,€theŠ @ Šrepresentative€of€the€State€party€said€that,€in€affirming€that€torture€had€been€abolished€in€Austria€inŠ )y Šthe€eighteenth€century,€the€authors€of€the€report€had€meant€that€torture€had€formerly€been€a€commonŠ b Šmeans€of€obtaining€evidence€and€that€the€sovereign€rulers€of€that€time€had€abolished€the€practice€asŠ ūK Ša€means€of€obtaining€evidence.Š ä4 ŠĢ220.€€He€then€gave€additional€information€on€the€legal€status€of€the€European€Convention€on€HumanŠ ¶ ŠRights€in€Austrian€domestic€law,€emphasizing€that,€following€ratification€of€that€Convention,€theŠ Ÿļ ŠAustrian€Government€had€noted€certain€incompatibilities€with€the€Constitution.€€That€had€promptedŠ ˆŲ Šit€to€make€the€Convention€a€constitutional€act,€which€had€accordingly€become€applicable€on€theŠ qĮ Šsame€basis€as€any€other€constitutional€act.€€He€also€gave€information€on€the€structure,€composition,Š ZŖ Špowers€and€competence€of€the€Constitutional€Court€and€the€administrative€tribunals.€€In€the€sameŠ C“ Šcontext,€he€gave€additional€information€on€a€particular€institution€equivalent€to€that€of€mediator.Š ,| ŠĢ221.€€The€representative€of€the€State€party€referred€to€the€role€of€€non„governmental€organizationsŠ žN Šin€the€implementation€of€the€Convention€in€Austria€in€close€co„operation€with€international€non„Š ē 7 Šgovernmental€organizations.€€The€Ministry€of€Foreign€Affairs€co„ordinated€all€activities€in€that€area.Š Š!   ŠĢ222.€€He€further€provided€detailed€information€on€article€312€of€the€Austrian€Penal€Code€and€itsŠ ¢#ņ" Šrelation€to€other€provisions€covering€such€offences€as€murder,€assault,€or€physical€injury.€€PenaltiesŠ ‹$Ū# Šfor€complicity€were€provided€for€under€article€12€of€the€Penal€Code,€complicity€being€understoodŠ t%Ä $ Šnot€only€as€the€instigation€of€another€person€to€commit€an€offence,€but€also€as€any€other€kind€ofŠ ]&­!% Šparticipation€in€that€offence.€€Any€form€of€complicity€in€an€offence€carried€the€same€penalty€as€theŠ F'–"& Šoffence€itself.Š /(#' ŠĢ223.€€With€regard€to€the€question€of€jurisdiction,€the€representative€stated€that€Austriaššs€statementŠ *Q%) Šof€interpretation€upon€ratification€of€the€Convention,€which€was€not€a€reservation,€had€made€it€clearŠ ź*:&* Šthat€it€would€establish€jurisdiction€in€cases€covered€by€article€5,€paragraph€1€(c),€of€the€ConventionŠ Ó+#'+ Šonly€when€it€was€not€to€be€expected€that€either€the€State€where€the€offence€was€committed,€or€theŠ ¼, (, Šoffenderššs€own€State,€would€be€instituting€criminal€proceedings.€€Article€64€of€the€Penal€CodeŠ „-õ(- Šextended€Austriaššs€jurisdiction€to€cover€all€cases€in€which€there€was€an€obligation€to€prosecute€underŠ ° Šan€international€treaty.€€In€the€case€of€an€alleged€offender€being€present€on€Austrian€territory,€theŠ ™é Šauthorities€would€first€review€the€case€to€establish€whether€there€were€grounds€for€extradition;€if€not,Š ‚Ņ Šthere€would€be€an€obligation€to€prosecute€under€article€5,€paragraph€2,€of€the€Convention.Š k» ŠĢ224.€€Turning€to€the€questions€regarding€the€prison€commissions,€the€representative€said€that€thereŠ =  Šwere€15€of€these€commissions,€one€for€each€of€the€15€courts€of€first€instance€in€Austria.€€TheyŠ & v Šconsisted€of€seven€members,€appointed€by€the€Minister€of€Justice.€€Their€role€was€to€monitorŠ  _ Šcompliance€with€all€the€rules€of€prison€administrations,€notably€the€rules€for€treatment€of€detainees.€Š ų H ŠCompliance€with€prison€regulations€governing€detention€was€also€monitored€on€a€regular€basis€byŠ į 1  Šinspectors€of€the€Ministry€of€Justice,€who€also€dealt€with€complaints€from€prisoners.€€In€the€lastŠ Ź   Šinstance,€there€was€also€a€procedure€for€complaints€from€prisoners€to€be€brought€before€the€HighŠ ³  ŠCourt.€€Finally,€the€Austrian€prisons€Advisory€Commission€was€empowered€to€make€visits€andŠ œģ  Šinspections,€without€prior€notice,€to€any€place€where€persons€were€in€detention,€and€to€makeŠ …Õ  Šproposals€to€the€Ministry€of€Justice€for€any€changes€that€might€be€found€necessary.€€In€connectionŠ n¾  Šwith€other€questions€concerning€article€12€of€the€Convention,€the€representative€providedŠ W§  Šinformation€abut€the€procedure€for€bringing€complaints€to€a€higher€court.Š @ ŠĢ225.€€On€the€question€of€compensation,€the€Committee€was€informed€that€the€State€was€obligedŠ b Šunder€the€Austrian€Constitution€to€compensate€any€person€who€had€suffered€damage€because€ofŠ ūK Šculpable€behaviour€on€the€part€of€public€officials.€€It€was€for€the€injured€party€to€apply€forŠ ä4 Šcompensation,€which€would€be€payable€not€only€for€material€damage€but€also€for€non„materialŠ Ķ Šdamage.€€Where€compensation€in€terms€of€rehabilitation€was€concerned,€resort€to€the€law€was€notŠ ¶ Šthe€only€means€of€obtaining€redress,€although€Austrian€legislation€expressly€provided€that€victimsŠ Ÿļ Šof€torture€or€ill„treatment€should€be€compensated.€€Rehabilitation€treatment€was€also€obtainableŠ ˆŲ Šunder€Austriaššs€normal€system€of€public€health€care€and€in€accordance€with€the€Federal€Act€ofŠ qĮ ŠAssistance€to€Victims€of€Crime.Š ZŖ ŠĢ226.Concerning€the€question€of€inadmissibility€of€evidence€under€article€15€of€the€Convention,€theŠ ,| Šrepresentative€of€the€State€party€stressed€that€the€statement€of€interpretation€was€not€a€reservation:Š e ŠAustria€assumed€in€full€its€obligations€under€the€article.€€The€statement€had€been€merely€intendedŠ žN Što€clarify€that€evidence€obtained€under€torture€had€been€inadmissible€ņņper€seóó,€thus€establishing€a€legalŠ ē 7 Šprinciple€that€had€been€directly€applicable€by€the€criminal€courts.Š Š!   ŠĢ227.€€As€for€provisional€detention€or€remaining€in€custody,€he€described€the€existing€procedures,€andŠ ¢#ņ" Šindicated€that€provision€had€been€made€under€a€recent€Act€for€a€new€procedure€similar€to€that€ofŠ ‹$Ū# Šņņhabeas€corpusóó,€which€would€give€any€detainee,€making€a€complaint,€the€right€to€request€a€judicialŠ t%Ä $ Šdecision.€€Such€a€decision€would€have€to€be€taken€within€one€week€of€the€complaint€being€made.Š ]&­!% ŠĢ228.€€With€regard€to€the€training€of€police€personnel,€he€provided€detailed€information€on€theŠ /(#' Šcomprehensive€system€of€training€which€had€been€introduced€in€Austria€since€1970.Š )h$( ŠĢ229.€€The€representative€finally€stated€that€several€questions€and€observations€by€the€members€of€theŠ ź*:&* ŠCommittee€that€had€been€left€unanswered€would€be€dealt€with€in€the€second€periodic€report€of€hisŠ Ó+#'+ ŠGovernment.Š ¼, (, ŠŌ_ŌŠ „-õ(- Š230.€€In€concluding€the€consideration€of€the€report,€members€of€the€Committee€expressed€theirŠ ° Šsatisfaction€at€the€constructive€dialogue€that€had€been€established€between€the€Committee€and€theŠ ™é ŠAustrian€Government€and€expressed€the€wish€to€be€provided€with€the€texts€of€the€relevant€legislativeŠ ‚Ņ Šacts€referred€to€in€its€report,€as€well€as€statistics€concerning€crime€and€information€regarding€medicalŠ k» Štreatment€that€might€be€available€to€torture€victims.€€The€Committee€also€expressed€the€hope€thatŠ T¤ Šthe€second€periodic€report€of€Austria€would€contain€details€of€the€training€of€medical€personnel,€asŠ =  Šwell€as€the€results€of€the€judicial€inquiry€regarding€certain€allegations€of€ill„treatment€made€in€theŠ & v ŠAustrian€media.Š  _ ŠĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢŠ „-õ(- Їņ ņŌUKUS.,ŌCAT€A/55/44€Ō_Ō(2000)ó óŌ_ŌŠ ° ŠĢĢ46.ą  ąThe€Committee€considered€the€second€periodic€report€of€Austria€(CAT/C/17/Add.21)€at€itsŠ l¼ Š395th,€398th€and€400th€meetings€on€10,€11€and€12€November€1999€(CAT/C/SR.395,€398€and€400),Š U„ Šand€adopted€the€following€conclusions€and€recommendations.Š > Ž ŠĢņ ņ1.ą  ąIntroductionó óŠ  ` ŠĢ47.ą  ąThe€Committee€welcomes€the€dialogue€with€the€representatives€of€Austria.€€Nevertheless,Š ć 3  Šit€regrets€that€the€report,€due€in€August€1992,€was€only€submitted€in€October€1998€and€that€it€wasŠ Ģ   Šnot€in€conformity€with€the€Committee's€guidelines€for€the€preparation€of€periodic€reports.Š µ  ŠĢņ ņ2.ą  ąPositive€aspectsó óŠ ‡×  ŠĢ48.ą  ąThe€Committee€notes€with€satisfaction€the€following:Š ZŖ  ŠĢą  ą(a)ą ` ąThe€Security€Police€Act€of€1993;Š ,| ŠĢą  ą(b)ą ` ąThe€Guidelines€for€the€Intervention€of€Organs€of€Public€Security;Š žN ŠĢą  ą(c)ą ` ąThe€fact€that€the€Federal€Government€is€required€to€submit€an€annual€security€reportŠ Š  Što€the€Austrian€Parliament;Š ¹  ŠĢą  ą(d)ą ` ąThe€establishment€of€an€inspection€system€in€accordance€with€the€provisions€ofŠ ‹Ū Šarticle11€of€the€Convention;Š tÄ ŠĢą  ą(e)ą ` ąThe€Code€of€Criminal€Procedure€Modification€Act€1993€and€the€Basic€RightsŠ F– ŠComplaint€Act€1992.Š / ŠĢņ ņ3.ą  ąSubjects€of€concernó óŠ  Q ŠĢ49.ą  ąThe€Committee€is€concerned€about€the€following:Š Ō!$  ŠĢą  ą(a)ą ` ąIn€spite€of€the€fact€that€the€Convention€has€the€status€of€law€in€the€Austrian€legalŠ ¦#ö" Šsystem€and€is€directly€enforceable,€a€definition€of€torture€as€provided€in€article€1€of€the€ConventionŠ $ß# Šis€not€included€in€the€penal€legislation€of€the€State€party€and,€therefore€the€offence€of€torture€doesŠ x%Č $ Šnot€appear€as€punishable€by€appropriate€penalties€as€required€by€article€4,€paragraph€2€of€theŠ a&±!% ŠConvention;Š J'š"& ŠĢą  ą(b)ą ` ąNotwithstanding€the€entry€into€force€of€the€Security€Police€Act€1993,€allegations€ofŠ )l$( Šill„treatment€by€the€police€are€still€reported;Š *U%) ŠĢą  ą(c)ą ` ąPotential€complaints€of€abuse€committed€by€police€authorities€may€be€discouragedŠ ×+''+ Šby€the€provisions€enabling€the€police€to€accuse€of€defamation€a€person€who€lodges€a€complaintŠ Ą,(, Šagainst€them;Š ©-ł(- ŠŌ_Ō‡ą  ą(d)ą ` ąInsufficient€measures€of€protection€of€individuals€under€a€deportation€order,€whichŠ ° Šare€not€in€conformity€with€the€provisions€of€articles€3€and€11€of€the€Convention,€particularly€asŠ ™é Šinstanced€by€a€reported€case€of€death€during€the€deportation€procedure.Š ‚Ņ ŠĢņ ņ4.ą  ąRecommendationsó óŠ T¤ ŠĢ50.ą  ąThe€Committee€recommends€that:Š ' w ŠĢą  ą(a)ą ` ąAustria€establish€adequate€penal€provisions€to€make€torture€as€defined€in€article€1€ofŠ ł I Šthe€Convention€a€punishable€offence€in€accordance€with€article€4,€paragraph€2€of€the€Convention;Š ā 2  ŠĢą  ą(b)ą ` ąClear€instructions€be€given€to€the€police€by€the€competent€authorities€to€avoid€anyŠ “  Šincidence€of€ill„treatment€by€police€agents.€€Such€instructions€should€emphasize€that€ill„treatmentŠ ķ  Šby€law€enforcement€officials€shall€not€be€tolerated€and€shall€be€promptly€investigated€and€punishedŠ †Ö  Šin€cases€of€violation,€in€accordance€with€the€law;Š oæ  ŠĢą  ą(c)ą ` ąProvisions€concerning€the€protection€of€asylum€seekers€should€fully€conform€withŠ A‘ Šthe€relevant€international€standards,€in€particular,€articles€3€and€11€of€the€Convention,€both€in€lawŠ *z Šand€practice;Š c ŠĢą  ą(d)ą ` ąThe€third€periodic€report€of€Austria,€which€was€due€in€August€1996,€be€prepared€inŠ å5 Šaccordance€with€the€Committee's€guidelines€and€be€submitted€by€December€2000.ŌUS.,UK.,^FŌŠ Ī ŠĢĢĢĢ