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Ðconclusions€and€recommendations€on€the€review€of€the€States€partiesðð€report€under€article€19.Ð Þ&."# ÐÌ42.€€Since€the€procedure€was€established€at€the€thirtieth€session€in€May€2003€through€the€end€of€theÐ Ò("$% Ðthirty-sixth€session€in€May€2006,€the€Committee€has€reviewed€39€States€for€which€it€has€identifiedÐ Ì)%& Ðfollow-up€recommendations.€€Of€the€19€States€parties€that€were€due€to€have€submitted€their€follow-upÐ Æ*&' Ðreports€to€the€Committee€by€1€May€2006,€12€had€completed€this€requirement€(Argentina,€Azerbaijan,Ð À+'( ÐCzech€Republic,€Colombia,€Germany,€Greece,€Latvia,€Lithuania,€Morocco,€New€Zealand,€UnitedÐ º, () ÐKingdom,€and€Yemen).€€As€of€May,€seven€States€had€failed€to€supply€follow-up€information€that€had€fallenÐ ´-)* Ðdue€(Bulgaria,€Cambodia,€Cameroon,€Chile,€Croatia,€Moldova,€Monaco),€and€each€was€sent€a€reminderÐ ° Ðof€the€items€still€outstanding€and€requesting€them€to€submit€information€to€the€Committee.€Ð ªú ÐÌ43.€€With€this€procedure,€the€Committee€seeks€to€advance€the€Conventionððs€requirement€that€ð ðeach€StateÐ žî Ðparty€shall€take€effective€legislative,€administrative,€judicial€or€other€measures€to€prevent€acts€of€torture€ð8ðððÐ ˜è Ð(art.€2,€para.€1)€and€the€undertaking€ð ðto€prevent€ð8ð€other€acts€of€cruel,€inhuman€and€degrading€treatmentÐ ’ â Ðor€punishment€ð8ððð€(art.€16).Ð Œ Ü ÐÌ44.€€The€Rapporteur€has€expressed€appreciation€for€the€information€provided€by€States€parties€regardingÐ € Ð Ðthose€measures€taken€to€implement€their€obligations€under€the€Convention.€€In€addition,€she€has€assessedÐ z Ê  Ðthe€responses€received€as€to€whether€all€of€the€items€designated€by€the€Committee€for€follow-up€(normallyÐ tÄ  Ðbetween€three€to€six€recommendations)€have€been€addressed,€whether€the€information€provided€respondsÐ n¾  Ðto€the€Committeeððs€concern,€and€whether€further€information€is€required.€€Where€further€information€isÐ h¸  Ðneeded,€she€writes€to€the€State€party€concerned€with€specific€requests€for€further€clarification.€€With€regardÐ b²  Ðto€States€that€have€not€supplied€the€follow-up€information€at€all,€she€writes€to€solicit€the€outstandingÐ \¬  Ðinformation.€Ð V¦ ÐÌ45.€€Each€letter€responds€specifically€and€in€detail€to€the€information€presented€by€the€State€party,€whichÐ Jš Ðis€given€a€formal€United€Nations€document€symbol€number.Ð D” ÐÌ46.€€Since€the€recommendations€to€each€State€party€are€crafted€to€reflect€the€specific€situation€in€thatÐ 8ˆ Ðcountry,€the€follow-up€responses€from€the€States€parties€and€letters€from€the€Rapporteur€requesting€furtherÐ 2‚ Ðclarification€address€a€wide€array€of€topics.€€Among€those€addressed€in€the€letters€sent€to€States€partiesÐ ,| Ðrequesting€further€information€have€been€a€number€of€precise€matters€seen€as€essential€to€the€implementationÐ &v Ðof€the€recommendation€in€question.€€A€number€of€issues€have€been€highlighted€to€reflect€not€only€theÐ  p Ðinformation€provided,€but€also€the€issues€not€addressed€but€which€are€deemed€essential€in€the€CommitteeððsÐ j Ðongoing€work€in€order€to€be€effective€in€taking€preventive€and€protective€measures€to€eliminate€torture€andÐ d Ðill-treatment.Ð ^ Ð...Ð  X ÐÔL  ÔÔM  Ô48.€€The€chart€below€details,€as€of€19€May€2006,€the€end€of€the€Committeeððs€thirty-sixth€session,€the€stateÐ !R Ðof€the€replies€with€respect€to€follow-up.Ð ü!L ÐÌò òÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÓ  ÓA.€€Follow-up€reply€due€before€1€May€2006ó óÐ ð#@  ÐÓÍ*ÓÌÔ*¥ƒ12Ïd°džUUž'UU'½UU½A UUA %&°(#°(#¥ÔÔ,°dd ÔÔ,'dd ÔÔ,'dd ÔÔ,4dd ÔÔ,ždd ÔÔ+  ÔÐ ä%4!"ä%4! ÐState€partyÐ  H&˜!# ÐDate€dueÐ  H&˜!$ ÐDate€replyÐ H&˜!% ÐreceivedÐ  B'’"& ÐDocument€symbolÐ H&˜!' ÐnumberÐ  B'’"( ÐFurther€actionÐ H&˜!) Ðtaken/requiredÐ  B'’"* Ð...Ð  Ð( $+ ÐÐ  Ð( $, ÐÐ  Ð( $- ÐÐ  Ð( $. ÐÐ  Ð( $/ ÐCroatiaÐ  ^*®%0 ÐMay€2005Ð  ^*®%1 „„ЄР^*®%2" ÐÐ  ^*®%3 ÐReminder€to€StateÐ ^*®%4 ÐpartyÐ  X+¨&5 Ð...Ð  æ,6(6 ÐÐ  æ,6(7 „„ÐÐ æ,6(8" ÐÐ  æ,6(9 ÐÐ æ,6(:  ÐÔCE.,US.,¹ÔÔUSCE.,Ôò òCAT,€A/62/44€(2007)ó óÐ ° ÐÌ...Ð ¤ô ÐIV.à  àFOLLOW€UP€ON€CONCLUSIONS€AND€RECOMMENDATIONS€ON€STATES€PARTIESÐ žî ÐÔ_ÔREPORTSÔ_ÔÐ ˜è ÐÌ46.à  àIn€Chapter€IV€of€its€annual€report€for€2005€2006€(A/61/44),€the€Committee€described€theÐ Œ Ü Ðframework€that€it€had€developed€to€provide€for€follow€up€subsequent€to€the€adoption€of€the€conclusionsÐ † Ö Ðand€recommendations€on€States€parties€reports€submitted€under€article€19€of€the€Convention.€It€alsoÐ € Ð Ðpresented€information€on€the€Committeeððs€experience€in€receiving€information€from€States€parties€from€theÐ z Ê  Ðinitiation€of€the€procedure€in€May€2003€through€May€2006.€This€chapter€updates€the€CommitteeððsÐ tÄ  Ðexperience€to€18€May€2007,€the€end€of€its€thirty€eighth€session.Ð n¾  ÐÌ47.à  àIn€accordance€with€rule€68,€paragraph€2,€of€the€rules€of€procedure,€the€Committee€established€theÐ b²  Ðpost€of€Rapporteur€for€follow€up€to€conclusions€and€recommendations€under€article€19€of€the€ConventionÐ \¬  Ðand€appointed€Ms.€Felice€Ô_ÔGaerÔ_Ô€to€that€position.€As€in€the€past,€Ms.€Ô_ÔGaerÔ_Ô€presented€a€progress€report€toÐ V¦ Ðthe€Committee€in€May€2007€on€the€results€of€the€procedure.Ð P  ÐÌ48.à  àThe€Rapporteur€has€emphasized€that€the€follow€up€procedure€aims€ð ðto€make€more€effective€theÐ D” Ðstruggle€against€torture€and€other€cruel,€inhuman€and€degrading€treatment€or€punishmentðð,€as€articulated€inÐ >Ž Ðthe€preamble€to€the€Convention.€At€the€conclusion€of€the€Committeeððs€review€of€each€State€party€report,Ð 8ˆ Ðthe€Committee€identifies€concerns€and€recommends€specific€actions€designed€to€enhance€each€State€partyððsÐ 2‚ Ðability€to€implement€the€measures€necessary€and€appropriate€to€prevent€acts€of€torture€and€cruel€treatment,Ð ,| Ðand€thereby€assists€States€parties€in€bringing€their€law€and€practice€into€full€compliance€with€the€obligationsÐ &v Ðset€forth€in€the€Convention.Ð  p ÐÌ49.à  àSince€its€thirtieth€session€in€May€2003,€the€Committee€began€the€practice€of€identifying€a€limitedÐ d Ðnumber€of€these€recommendations€that€warrant€a€request€for€additional€information€following€the€reviewÐ ^ Ðand€discussion€with€the€State€party€concerning€its€periodic€report.€Such€ð ðfollow€upðð€recommendations€areÐ  X Ðidentified€because€they€are€serious,€protective,€and€are€considered€able€to€be€accomplished€within€one€year.Ð !R ÐThe€States€parties€are€asked€to€provide€within€one€year€information€on€the€measures€taken€to€give€effectÐ ü!L Ðto€its€ð ðfollow€up€recommendationsðð€which€are€specifically€noted€in€a€paragraph€near€the€end€of€theÐ ö"F Ðconclusions€and€recommendations€on€the€review€of€the€States€partiesðð€reports€under€article€19.Ð ð#@  ÐÌ50.à  àSince€the€procedure€was€established€at€the€thirtieth€session€in€May€2003,€through€the€end€of€theÐ ä%4!" Ðthirty€eighth€session€in€May€2007€the€Committee€has€reviewed€53€States€for€which€it€has€identified€followÐ Þ&."# Ðup€recommendations.€Of€the€39€States€parties€that€were€due€to€have€submitted€their€follow€up€reports€toÐ Ø'(#$ Ðthe€Committee€by€18€May€2007,€25€had€completed€this€requirement€(Albania,€Argentina,€Austria,Ð Ò("$% ÐAzerbaijan,€Bahrain,€Canada,€Chile,€Czech€Republic,€Colombia,€Croatia,€Ecuador,€Finland,€France,Ð Ì)%& ÐGermany,€Greece,€Latvia,€Lithuania,€Monaco,€Morocco,€New€Zealand,€Qatar,€Sri€Lanka,€Switzerland,Ð Æ*&' ÐUnited€Kingdom€and€Yemen).€As€of€18€May,€14€States€had€not€yet€supplied€follow€up€information€that€hadÐ À+'( Ðfallen€due€(Bulgaria,€Bosnia€and€Herzegovina,€Cambodia,€Cameroon,€Democratic€Republic€of€the€Congo,Ð º, () ÐGeorgia,€Guatemala,€Republic€of€Korea,€Moldova,€Nepal,€Peru,€Togo,€Uganda€and€United€States€ofÐ ´-)* ÐAmerica).€In€March€2007,€the€Rapporteur€sent€a€reminder€requesting€the€outstanding€information€to€eachÐ ° Ðof€the€States€whose€follow€up€information€was€due€in€November€2006,€but€had€not€yet€been€submitted,Ð ªú Ðand€who€had€not€previously€been€sent€a€reminder.Ð ¤ô ÐÌ51.à  àThe€Rapporteur€noted€that€14€follow€up€reports€had€fallen€due€since€the€previous€annual€reportÐ ˜è Ð(A/61/44).€However,€only€4€(Austria,€Ecuador,€Qatar€and€Sri€Lanka)€of€these€14€States€had€submitted€theÐ ’ â Ðfollow€up€information€in€a€timely€manner.€Despite€this,€she€expressed€the€view€that€the€follow€up€procedureÐ Œ Ü Ðhad€been€remarkably€successful€in€eliciting€valuable€additional€information€from€States€on€protectiveÐ † Ö Ðmeasures€taken€during€the€immediate€follow€up€to€the€review€of€the€periodic€reports.€While€comparativelyÐ € Ð Ðfew€States€had€replied€precisely€on€time,€19€of€the€25€respondents€had€submitted€the€information€on€timeÐ z Ê  Ðor€within€a€matter€of€one€to€four€months€following€the€due€date.€Reminders€seemed€to€help€elicit€many€ofÐ tÄ  Ðthese€responses.€The€Rapporteur€also€expressed€appreciation€to€non€governmental€organizations,€manyÐ n¾  Ðof€whom€had€also€encouraged€States€parties€to€submit€follow€up€information€in€a€timely€way.Ð h¸  ÐÌ52.à  àThrough€this€procedure,€the€Committee€seeks€to€advance€the€Conventionððs€requirement€that€ð ðeachÐ \¬  ÐState€party€shall€take€effective€legislative,€administrative,€judicial€or€other€measures€to€prevent€acts€ofÐ V¦ Ðtorture€ð8ððð€(art.€2,€para.€1)€and€the€undertaking€ð ðto€prevent€ð8ð€other€acts€of€cruel,€inhuman€and€degradingÐ P  Ðtreatment€or€punishment€ð8ððð€(art.€16).Ð Jš ÐÌ53.à  àThe€Rapporteur€has€expressed€appreciation€for€the€information€provided€by€States€partiesÐ >Ž Ðregarding€those€measures€taken€to€implement€their€obligations€under€the€Convention.€In€addition,€she€hasÐ 8ˆ Ðassessed€the€responses€received€as€to€whether€all€the€items€designated€by€the€Committee€for€follow€upÐ 2‚ Ð(normally€between€three€and€six€recommendations)€have€been€addressed,€whether€the€information€providedÐ ,| Ðresponds€to€the€Committeeððs€concern,€and€whether€further€information€is€required.€Each€letter€respondsÐ &v Ðspecifically€and€in€detail€to€the€information€presented€by€the€State€party.€Where€further€information€isÐ  p Ðneeded,€she€writes€to€the€State€party€concerned€with€specific€requests€for€further€clarification.€With€regardÐ j Ðto€States€that€have€not€supplied€the€follow€up€information€at€all,€she€writes€to€solicit€the€outstandingÐ d Ðinformation.Ð ^ ÐÌ54.à  àAt€its€thirty€eighth€session€in€May,€the€Committee€decided€to€make€public€the€Rapporteurððs€lettersÐ !R Ðto€the€States€parties.€These€would€be€assigned€a€United€Nations€document€symbol€number€and€placed€onÐ ü!L Ðthe€web€page€of€the€Committee.€The€Committee€further€decided€to€assign€a€United€Nations€documentÐ ö"F Ðsymbol€number€to€all€States€partiesðð€replies€(these€symbol€numbers€are€under€consideration)€to€the€followÐ ð#@  Ðup€and€also€place€them€on€its€website.Ð ê$: ! ÐÌ55.à  àSince€the€recommendations€to€each€State€party€are€crafted€to€reflect€the€specific€situation€in€thatÐ Þ&."# Ðcountry,€the€follow€up€responses€from€the€States€parties€and€letters€from€the€Rapporteur€requesting€furtherÐ Ø'(#$ Ðclarification€address€a€wide€array€of€topics.€Among€those€addressed€in€the€letters€sent€to€States€partiesÐ Ò("$% Ðrequesting€further€information€have€been€a€number€of€precise€matters€seen€as€essential€to€the€implementationÐ Ì)%& Ðof€the€recommendation€in€question.€A€number€of€issues€have€been€highlighted€to€reflect€not€only€theÐ Æ*&' Ðinformation€provided,€but€also€the€issues€that€have€not€been€addressed€but€which€are€deemed€essential€toÐ À+'( Ðthe€Committeeððs€ongoing€work,€in€order€to€be€effective€in€taking€preventive€and€protective€measures€toÐ º, () Ðeliminate€torture€and€ill€treatment.Ð ´-)* Ð...Ð ° Ð57.à  àThe€chart€below€details,€as€of€18€May€2007,€the€end€of€the€Committeeððs€thirty€eighth€session,€theÐ ªú Ðstate€of€the€replies€with€respect€to€follow€up.Ð ¤ô ЀÌò òFollow€up€procedure€to€conclusions€and€recommendations€from€May€2003€to€May€2007Ð ˜è ÐÌ...Ð Œ Ü ÐThirty€second€session€(May€2004)ó óÐ † Ö ÐÌÔ*¸ƒ-.ûdÏd°dd °'dd ''dd '4dd 4ždd ž12°(#°(#¸ÔÔ,Ü\RÔÔ,\RÔÔ,: \RÔÔ,' \\ÔÔ+  ÔÐ 4*z Ê z Ê € €‚ ‚ƒ ƒ„„‹‹4Ðò òState€partyó óÐ 9/!„ Ô " „„‹‹9Ðò òInformationÐ „ Ô  Ðdue€inÐ 9/!~Î " „„‹‹9ÐInformation€receivedÐ 9/!„ Ô " „„‹‹9ÐAction€takenó óÐ H>,„ Ô"  €€‚‚ƒƒ‹‹HÐ...Ð '‚Ò  ‹‹'ÐÐ '‚Ò  ‹‹'ÐÐ '‚Ò  ‹‹'ÐÐ ?5#‚Ò    €€‚‚ƒƒ‹‹?ÐCroatiaÐ '|Ì  ‹‹'ÐMay€2005Ð '|Ì  ‹‹'Ð12€July€2006Ð |Ì  ÐCAT/C/Ô_ÔHRVÔ_Ô/CO/3/Add.1Ð 'vÆ  ‹‹'ÐReminderÐ |Ì  ÐResponse€under€reviewÐ ?5#vÆ    €€‚‚ƒƒ‹‹?Ð...Ð 'pÀ  ‹‹'ÐÐ 'pÀ  ‹‹'ÐÐ 'pÀ  ‹‹'ÐÐ3)'pÀ     3ÐÌÔCE.,US.,8/ÔÔUSCE.,ÔÐ  d´ ÐÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€ò ò(ii)€Action€by€State€partyó óÐ ªú ÐÌò òCAT,€CAT/C/Ô_ÔHRVÔ_Ô/CO/3/1Add.1€(2006)ó óÐ žî ÐÌò òComments€by€the€Government€of€Croatia€to€the€conclusions€and€recommendations€of€theÐ ’ â ÐCommittee€against€Tortureó óÐ Œ Ü ÐÌ[12€July€2006]Ð € Ð ÐÌ1.€€The€Ministry€of€Foreign€Affairs€and€European€Integration€of€the€Republic€of€Croatia€presents€itsÐ tÄ  Ðcompliments€to€the€Office€of€the€United€Nations€High€Commissioner€for€Human€Rights€and€pursuant€to€theÐ n¾  Ðquestion€of€Felice€D.€Ô_ÔGaerÔ_Ô,€Rapporteur€for€Follow„up€on€conclusions€and€Recommendations€of€theÐ h¸  ÐCommittee€against€Torture€dated€17€February€2006,€has€the€Ô_ÔhonourÔ_Ô€to€provide€further€informationÐ b²  Ðregarding€areas€of€particular€concern€identified€by€the€Committee€in€paragraph€9(a),€(b),€(f),€(n)€and€(p)Ð \¬  Ðas€follows:€Ð V¦ ÐÌ€ò ò9(a)Ð Jš Ðó óÌ2.€€For€the€criminal€offence€as€stated€in€Article€176€of€the€Criminal€Code€(Torture€and€Other€Cruel,Ð >Ž ÐInhuman€and€Degrading€Treatment),€with€the€intention€of€detecting,€investigating,€processing€andÐ 8ˆ Ðappropriately€criminally€sanctioning,€the€State€Attorney€€Office€undertakes€specific€measures€from€withinÐ 2‚ Ðits€competence€as€stated€in€the€Law€on€the€State€Attorney€€Office€and€the€Criminal€Procedure€Act.€Ð ,| ÐÌ3.€€In€case€of€the€aforementioned€criminal€offence€the€State€Attorney€€Office€institutes€and€directs€òòex€officioóóÐ  p Ðcriminal€proceedings.€The€State€Attorney€conducts€investigations€himself€and€gathers€the€necessaryÐ j Ðinformation,€which€does€not€delay€the€course€of€the€pre„trail€procedure,€avoiding€the€redundantÐ d Ðcorrespondence€with€other€state€authorities€that€can€provide€the€required€date€and€conduct€investigationsÐ ^ Ðduring€the€preliminary€criminal€procedure.€Ð  X ÐÌ4.€€However,€when€the€State€Attorney€cannot€gather€the€necessary€information€and€evidence€during€his/herÐ ü!L Ðinvestigation€on€the€basis€of€which€could€conclude€whether€there€exists€a€grounded€suspicion€to€initiateÐ ö"F Ðcriminal€proceedings€by€immediately€bringing€charges,€then€he€will€request€the€police€to€gather€the€necessaryÐ ð#@  Ðinformation€and€to€conduct€investigations€on€the€basis€of€which€he€will€decide€either€to€reject€criminalÐ ê$: ! Ðcharges€or€to€request€an€investigation€i.e.€to€bring€criminal€charges.Ð ä%4!" ÐÌ5.€€According€to€article€174,€paragraph€2€of€the€Criminal€Procedure€Act€the€State€Attorney€€Office€isÐ Ø'(#$ Ðauthorized€to€request€from€the€police€the€necessary€measures€and€actions€be€undertaken€and€can€order€theÐ Ò("$% Ðcontent€of€these€measures€or€activities.€In€such€a€case€the€police€are€obliged€to€undertake€all€the€measuresÐ Ì)%& Ðfrom€the€request€thus€specified€and€they€are€obliged€to€inform€the€State€Attorney€within€30€days€about€whatÐ Æ*&' Ðthey€have€done.€This€regulation€enables€the€State€Attorney€to€directly€control€police€investigations.€Ð À+'( ÐÌ6.€€The€State€Attorney€€Office€has€achieved€harmonious€cooperation€with€the€police,€which€is€theÐ ´-)* ÐÔ_Ôprerequisite€to€the€efficiency€of€the€State€Attorney€€Office€and€the€right€way€to€ensure€an€impartial,€completeÐ ° Ðand€fast€investigation€on€the€basis€of€all€the€reports€on€the€tortures€committed€and€other€cruel,€inhuman€orÐ ªú Ðhumiliating€treatment.€The€role€of€the€police€is€of€the€primary€and€imperative€importance€in€investigatingÐ ¤ô Ðcrimes€because€police€work€ensures€the€facts€and€evidence€to€the€State€Attorney€€Office€necessary€forÐ žî Ðinstituting€criminal€proceedings.€Ð ˜è ÐÌ7.€€When€investigating€these€criminal€offences€in€cooperation€with€the€police,€in€coordinated€gathering€ofÐ Œ Ü Ðall€the€relevant€data,€special€attention€is€paid€to€the€fact€that€regardless€of€ethnic€origin€and€otherÐ † Ö Ðcircumstances€the€might€be€discriminating,€the€criminal€prosecution€and€providing€an€honest€and€adequateÐ € Ð Ðprotection€and€compensation€to€the€victims€should€be€applied€in€the€same€way€not€only€with€regard€to€theÐ z Ê  Ðpossible€perpetrator€of€the€criminal€offence€but€also€to€the€victim.€Given€that€in€this€case€the€criminal€offenceÐ tÄ  Ðis€contained€in€the€Criminal€Code€of€the€Republic€of€Croatia€among€the€criminal€offences€sanctioned€toÐ n¾  Ðprotect€the€values€protected€by€international€law;€the€State€Attorney€€Office€pays€special€attention€to€aÐ h¸  Ðtimely€and€efficient€processing€and€sanctioning€of€perpetrators€of€this€criminal€offence.€Ð b²  ÐÌ8.€€In€the€last€two€years€(2004/2005),€state€attorney€€offices€in€the€Republic€of€Croatia€received€oneÐ V¦ Ðcriminal€report€each€year,€in€both€cases€charges€were€dropped€after€police€investigations€because€noÐ P  Ðevidence€or€facts€could€be€gathered€on€the€basis€of€which€it€would€be€concluded€that€there€is€a€groundedÐ Jš Ðsuspicion€for€instituting€criminal€proceeding€before€the€court.€In€their€files€the€State€Attorney€€Office€did€notÐ D” Ðrecord€that€a€court€investigation€was€conducted,€that€charges€were€brought€or€that€a€judgment€to€convict,Ð >Ž Ðreject€or€acquit€was€passed€related€to€the€criminal€offence€as€provided€in€Article€176€of€the€Criminal€Code.€Ð 8ˆ ÐÌò ò9(b)Ð ,| Ðó óÌ9.€€The€Republic€of€Croatia€completely€and€without€reservations€cooperates€with€all€international€courtsÐ  p Ðand€thus€also€with€the€International€Criminal€Tribunal€for€the€Former€Yugoslavia€(ICTY).€The€competentÐ j Ðdirectorate€of€the€Ministry€of€Justice€of€the€Republic€of€Croatia€cooperates€closely€with€the€Liaison€OfficeÐ d Ðin€Zagreb€as€well€as€with€the€accused€Croatian€nationals€and€their€defense€lawyers€(documentation€isÐ ^ Ðdelivered€to€the€defendants€and€to€the€Prosecutor€€Office,€access€to€archives€is€possible,€talks€with€theÐ  X Ðwitnesses€summoned€and€warrants€of€arrest€are€being€carried€out€an/or€handover€of€defendants€pursuantÐ !R Ðto€the€regulations€of€the€ICTY€Statute€and€Regulations€on€Procedure€and€Evidence.€Ð ü!L ÐÌ10.€€The€Republic€of€Croatia€enabled€the€inspection€into€all€its€archives€and€talks€with€top„ranking€officialsÐ ð#@  Ðfrom€all€the€spheres€of€government€administration.€Ð ê$: ! ÐÌ11.€€The€international€community€recognized€the€cooperation€between€the€Republic€of€Croatia€and€theÐ Þ&."# ÐInternational€Tribunal€of€Former€Yugoslavia€as€can€be€seen€from€the€progress€achieved€in€the€accessionÐ Ø'(#$ Ðto€the€EU€Croatia€showed€that€it€cooperates€with€the€ICTY€fully€in€òòbona€fideóó.Ð Ò("$% ÐÌò ò9(f)Ð Æ*&' Ðó óÌ12.€€As€regards€the€recommendation€of€the€Committee€against€Torture€referring€to€the€adoption€of€theÐ º, () Ðnecessary€measures€for€the€improvement€of€material€conditions€at€the€Reception€Centres€for€asylum€seekersÐ ´-)* Ðand€immigrants,€we€can€state€that€the€recommendation€mentioned€has€been€completely€adopted€andÐ ° Ðimplemented.€Ð ªú ÐÌ13.€€After€the€Asylum€Act€was€passed,€which€came€into€force€on€July€1,€2004,€regulations€were€adoptedÐ žî Ðon€the€accommodation€of€asylum€seekers€and€foreigners€provisionally€under€protection€(Official€GazetteÐ ˜è Ðof€the€Republic€of€Croatia,€No.€108/04)€which€came€into€force€on€August€12,€2004.€Ð ’ â ÐÌ14.€€Within€the€Ministry€of€the€Interior€a€Reception€Centre€for€asylum€seekers€was€established€which€isÐ † Ö Ðcurrently€operating€at€2€locations€/Jezevo€and€Sasina€Grede€near€Sisak)€because€the€Republic€of€CroatiaÐ € Ð Ðstill€does€not€have€a€permanent€location€where€asylum€seekers€could€be€accommodated,€the€conversionÐ z Ê  Ðof€the€premises€in€Kutina€which€are€in€the€possession€of€the€Ministry€of€the€Interior€is€under€way,€which€willÐ tÄ  Ðsignificantly€increase€the€accommodation€capacities€and€will€improve€the€conditions€for€the€implementationÐ n¾  Ðof€various€saetal€programmes€and€consequently€the€reception€and€accommodation€could€be€carried€outÐ h¸  Ðaccording€to€the€European€and€international€standards.€We€expect€that€the€reception€and€accommodationÐ b²  Ðof€asylum€seekers€at€that€location€will€begin€in€June€this€year.€Ð \¬  ÐÌ15.€€The€reception,€accommodation€and€welfare€of€asylum€seekers€are€currently€being€provided€for€inÐ P  Ðaccordance€with€the€provisional€reception€and€accommodation€procedure.€The€accommodation€of€asylumÐ Jš Ðseekers€is€provided€at€the€Reception€Centre€for€aliens€in€Jezevo€where€aliens€are€normally€accommodatedÐ D” Ðwho€stay€in€Croatia€illegally,€who€could€not€be€forcibly€expelled,€as€well€as€aliens€whose€identity€has€notÐ >Ž Ðbeen€established.€The€Centre€is€an€enclosed€one€and€the€movement€of€the€users€is€limited.€All€the€aliensÐ 8ˆ Ðaccommodated€have€free€food,€medical€care€and€social€welfare.€It€should€be€noted€that€part€of€the€premisesÐ 2‚ Ðat€the€Reception€Centre€uses€the€Centre€for€asylum€seekers€who€are€separated€from€illegal€immigrants.Ð ,| ÐCurrently,€24€asylum€seekers€could€be€accommodated€there,€but€the€accommodation€capacity€couldÐ &v Ðincrease€by€10€to€15€persons.€The€asylum€seekers€stay€in€Jezevo€up€to€2€days€and€during€that€time€all€theÐ  p Ðprocedures€concerning€the€reception€of€asylum€seekers€(taking€fingerprints,€photographs,€submission€ofÐ j Ðasylum€applications,€production€and€issuance€of€cards,€entering€data€of€the€reception€procedure€in€theÐ d Ðobligatory€files,€and€the€first€medical€examination)€are€being€carried€out.€Ð ^ ÐÌ16.€€Asylum€seekers€are€provided€information€about€their€rights€and€duties€during€the€procedure€forÐ !R Ðobtaining€asylum,€as€well€as€useful€information€on€non„governmental€organizations€which€lake€care€ofÐ ü!L Ðasylum€seekers€or€offer€them€legal€assistance.€These€instructions€are€in€the€languages€of€the€origin€of€theÐ ö"F Ðasylum€seekers.€In€case€that€there€is€no€instruction€in€the€appropriate€language,€the€asylum€seeker€isÐ ð#@  Ðinformed€in€the€presence€of€an€interpreter.€Ð ê$: ! ÐÌ17.€€Upon€his/her€arrival€at€the€Centre€each€asylum€seeker€gets€a€basic€hygienic€package€and,€if€necessary,Ð Þ&."# Ðappropriate€clothes.€The€asylum€seekers€arriving€from€high„risk€countries€where€there€is€a€possibility€forÐ Ø'(#$ Ðthe€transmission€of€infectious€disease€are€additionally€medically€tested€for€malaria€and€the€cholera€at€the€Dr.Ð Ò("$% ÐFran€Mihaljevic€Clinical€Hospital€for€Infectious€Diseases€pursuant€to€the€decision€on€Hygienic€and€MedicalÐ Ì)%& ÐExamination€of€Asylum€Seekers,€Asylees€and€Aliens€under€Provisional€Protection,€issued€by€the€MinistryÐ Æ*&' Ðof€Health€and€Social€Welfare€on€the€basis€of€the€Regulations€on€Accommodation.€The€decision€came€intoÐ À+'( Ðforce€on€August€12,€2004.Ð º, () ÐÐ ´-)* Ð18.€€Following€the€reception€procedure,€asylum€seekers€are€accommodated€at€the€Reception€Centre€forÐ ° Ðasylum€seekers€in€Sasina€Greda€near€Sisak€(accommodation€capacity€is€50€persons€with€the€additionalÐ ªú Ðpossibility€to€receive€up€to€10€more€persons€without€lowering€the€obligatory€accommodation€standards).Ð ¤ô ÐThe€Reception€Centre€for€asylum€seekers€in€Sasina€Greda€has€20€residential€buildings€at€its€disposal,€4Ð žî Ðbathrooms,€one€kitchen,€one€room€with€a€TV€set,€one€sports€hall,€a€children€€playroom,€a€workshop,€aÐ ˜è Ðsmall€library,€an€office€for€the€staff€and€a€room€for€talks€and€the€work€of€non„governmental€organisations.€Ð ’ â ÐÌ19.€€Where€conditions€allow€it€asylum€seekers€are€accommodated€with€members€of€their€families,€whereasÐ † Ö Ðunaccompanied€women€are€accommodated€separately€from€men.€Unattended€minors€are€accommodatedÐ € Ð Ðin€separate€rooms,€and€can€also€be€accommodated€with€elder€relatives,€friends,€acquaintances€or€fosterÐ z Ê  Ðfamilies.€Notably,€the€asylum€Act€in€art.€12€provides€that€members€of€the€immediate€family€of€an€asylumÐ tÄ  Ðseeker,€who€arrived€in€Croatia€together€with€the€asylum€seeker,€have€the€right€to€stay€in€the€Republic€ofÐ n¾  ÐCroatia€until€the€termination€of€the€asylum„seeking€procedure.€Pursuant€to€the€said€principle€of€family€unity,Ð h¸  Ðin€all€the€cases€to€date,€when€members€of€the€same€family€appeared€as€asylum€seekers,€this€principle€wasÐ b²  Ðduly€taken€into€account.€Special€care€is€also€being€taken€of€vulnerable€groups€of€asylum€seekers€€personsÐ \¬  Ðincapable€of€working,€minors,€unattended€minors,€older€and€weak€persons,€severely€ill€persons,Ð V¦ Ðhandicapped€persons,€pregnant€women,€single„mothers€and€rape€victims€or€victims€of€some€other€violence.€Ð P  ÐÌ20.€€Asylum€seekers€in€Sasina€Greda€can€move€freely,€unless€their€movement€is€restricted.€The€ReceptionÐ D” ÐCentre€is€conducting€interviews€with€asylum€seekers€on€the€basic€asylum€requests.€Asylum€seekers€haveÐ >Ž Ðthe€right€to€stay.€In€the€Republic€of€Croatia€as€well€as€a€right€to€enjoy€the€basic€conditions€for€living€andÐ 8ˆ Ðaccommodation,€basic€education,€health€care,€religious€freedom,€legal,€humanitarian€and€money€supportÐ 2‚ Ðuntil€the€procedure€is€finished€(and€if€they€lodge€a€complaint,€until€the€complaint€procedure€is€finished).€Ð ,| ÐÌ21.€€The€Ministry€of€the€Interior€has€concluded€a€Cooperation€Agreement€with€the€Croatian€Red€Cross,Ð  p Ðand€apart€from€the€employees€of€the€Ministry€of€the€Interior,€the€staff€of€the€Croatian€Red€Cross€areÐ j Ðworking€at€the€Reception€Centre€as€well.€Social€programmes€and€food€delivery€are€carried€out€by€the€staffÐ d Ðof€the€Croatian€Red€Cross€according€to€the€Agreement.€Healthcare€for€asylum€seekers€is€provided€at€theÐ ^ Ðnearest€medical€clinic€and€if€necessary€asylum€seekers€are€sent€to€specialist€medical€examinations€in€healthÐ  X Ðcare€establishments€in€Sisak€and€Zagreb.Ð !R ÐÌ22.€€The€officers€engaged€in€the€reception,€accommodation€and€care€asylum€seekers€are€appropriatelyÐ ö"F Ðeducated€for€dealing€with€asylum€seekers€(education€through€the€2001€CARDS€project€of€€sylum€Reform€Ð ð#@  Ðand€through€the€Regional€CARDS€project,€asylum€module).Ð ê$: ! ÐÌ23.€€Note€that€standards€of€the€reception€in€the€part€referring€to€asylum€seekers€are€for€the€most€part€inÐ Þ&."# Ðaccordance€with€the€Council€Directive€2003/9/EC€on€setting€up€the€minimum€standards€for€the€receptionÐ Ø'(#$ Ðof€asylum€seekers,€dated€27.01.2003.€Momentarily,€Amendments€to€the€Asylum€Act€and€harmonizationÐ Ò("$% Ðwith€the€rule€of€law€of€the€European€Union€is€in€progress,€so€in€this€respect€the€defects€in€the€reception€andÐ Ì)%& Ðaccommodation€will€be€harmonized€with€the€legislation€and,€practically,€the€standard€will€be€improved€ifÐ Æ*&' Ðnecessary.€Ð À+'( ÐÌò ò9(n)Ð ´-)* Ðó óÌ24.€€In€2003,€the€Ministry€of€the€Interior/the€Police€Academy€printed€and€sent€to€all€the€organizational€unitsÐ ªú Ða€Police€Manual,€in€which€the€conduct€of€police€officers€in€implementing€all€the€police€powers€provided€inÐ ¤ô Ðthe€Police€Act€and€the€Rules€concerning€the€way€of€proceeding€of€police€officers€are€explained€in€an€easy„Ð žî Ðto„understand€fashion.€Ð ˜è ÐÌ25.€€In€2004,€the€Ministry€of€the€Interior/the€Police€Academy€prepared€and€published,€in€cooperation€withÐ Œ Ü ÐICITAP,€a€manual€of€the€Principals€and€Procedures,€the€basic€guidelines€for€professionally,€legally€andÐ † Ö Ðethically€correct€proceeding€of€the€police€officers.€The€manual€consists€of€general€instructions€which€containÐ € Ð Ðregulations€on€proceeding€and€conduct€in€specific€situations,€and€the€principles€and€procedures€for€theÐ z Ê  Ðconduct€of€police€officers€during€a€criminal€investigation.€The€manual€was€distributed€to€all€police€officers.€Ð tÄ  ÐÌ26.€€Apart€form€that,€the€General€Police€Directorate€issued€instructions€in€writing€to€all€the€organizationalÐ h¸  Ðunits€on€how€to€handle€detained€and€arrested€persons,€and€in€2005,€it€issued€an€instruction€related€to€theÐ b²  Ðaccommodation€of€persons€arrested€due€to€suspicion€that€they€committed€a€crime€or€misdemeanour€onÐ \¬  Ðdetention€premises.Ð V¦ Ðò òÌ9(p)Ð Jš Ðó óÌ27.€€From€2003€to€2005,€four€criminal€acts€referred€to€in€Article€126€of€the€Criminal€Code€(Extortion€ofÐ >Ž ÐStatements€by€Coercion)€were€detected€and€reported€for€which€three€police€officers€and€one€tradesmanÐ 8ˆ Ðwere€reported€(in€2003,€one€criminal€act,€in€2004,€two€criminal€acts€and€in€2005,€one€criminal€act€wasÐ 2‚ Ðdetected€and€reported).€Disciplinary€proceeding€were€conducted€against€the€three€police€officers€whoÐ ,| Ðduring€interviews€extorted€statements€by€force,€and€one€of€the€police€officer€actually€lost€his€job.€Ð &v ÐÌ28.€€With€regard€to€detection€and€reporting€the€crime€referred€to€in€article€127€of€the€Criminal€CodeÐ j Ð(Maltreatment€in€Discharge€of€Duty€or€Public€Authority),€during€the€reporting€period€thirty€criminal€offencesÐ d Ðwere€detected€and€reported€(in€2003,€16€criminal€offences;€in€2004€and€2005,€seven€criminal€offences).Ð ^ ÐIn€14€cases€the€perpetrators€of€those€criminal€acts€were€police€officers,€while€in€other€cases€the€perpetratorsÐ  X Ðwere€high„school€teachers,€primary€school€teachers,€kindergarten€teachers,€and€in€one€case€a€pupil€whoÐ !R Ðabused€another€pupil.€As€a€rule,€the€police€officers€committed€criminal€offence€when€applying€police€power,Ð ü!L Ðand€disciplinary€proceedings€were€conducted€against€19€police€officers€suspected€of€the€commission€of€thisÐ ö"F Ðcriminal€offence.€With€reference€to€the€commission€of€this€criminal€offence€by€other€persons,€five€criminalÐ ð#@  Ðoffences€were€committed€by€kindergarten€teachers,€who€on€several€occasions€held€children€closed€in€toiletsÐ ê$: ! Ðfor€punishment,€and€two€criminal€offences€were€committed€by€a€primary€school€teacher€by€abusing€theÐ ä%4!" Ðpersons€accepted€for€a€job€at€the€school€in€which€the€teacher€in€question€worked€as€headmaster.€Ð Þ&."# ÐÌ29.€€In€the€reporting€period€not€a€single€criminal€offence€referred€to€in€the€Article€176€of€the€Criminal€CodeÐ Ò("$% Ð(Torture€and€Other€Cruel,€Inhuman€or€Degrading€Treatment)€was€detected€and€reported.€Ð Ì)%& ÐÔCE.,US.,TXÔ