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26.
That to such end, the representatives stated that the publication of the Istanbul
Protocol demands its implementation as an international standard for the proper
investigation of cases regarding the violation of human rights.
The publication
constitutes an important step to guarantee the non-repetition of such acts, however,
such publication is carried out through the implementation of such document. Moreover,
they pointed out that the training of officers must be constant and permanent and thus,
the obligation cannot be considered as fulfilled when only near 100 officers of the State
are receiving training. Based on the foregoing, they requested the Court to declare that
the State has not complied with that obligation.
27.
That the Commission looked favorably to what the State has informed. In
accordance with the statement made by the Commission, this measure constitutes the
first important step towards the guarantee of non-repetition of acts as the ones
committed in the instant case.
28.
That the State has complied with its duty to adopt a training program taking into
account the rules established in the Istanbul Protocol (supra Having Seen clause 1). The
Tribunal deems pertinent the efforts made by the State when adopting this program and,
considering the observations made by the representatives, it hopes that the program
continues in the future as a contribution to the non-repetition of the facts of the instant
case.
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29.
That, in relation to the adoption of measures in order to strengthen the existing
control mechanisms in state arrest centers, the State informed that the Colombian
National Prison Institute (hereinafter, the “INPEC”) provides the following benefits in the
arrest centers: Human rights defenders, daily medical examinations for inmates, medical
care and psychological treatment to INPEC’s officials, psychosocial workshops and
training programs on human rights in collaboration with the Colombian Office of the High
Commissioner for Human Rights. The State informed that the INPEC is the only state
institution having arrest centers; the other institutions as the National Police or the
Attorney General's Office have rooms where a person can stay 36 hours waiting to be
taken before a competent authority or to be released.
30.
That the representatives pointed
unfulfilled until those control mechanisms
the standard of the Inter-American Court
guarantees are applicable, making it clear
by the State so far are deemed pertinent.
out that this obligation should be declared
are also activated in the waiting rooms, since
does not identify to which type of centers the
that the control and register activities adopted
31.
That to such respect, the Commission pointed out that even though the prison
facilities would be the main addressee of these measures, in practice, it is essential to
adopt these measures in provisional detention facilities or police departments, among
others, where a violation of human rights such as the one committed in this case could
also happened.
32.
That, it is necessary for Colombia to submit precise information on the steps that
are being taken towards the compliance with this aspect of the Judgment, in view of the
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