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CAT Article 12 - CAT Article 12 Each State Party shall ensure that its competent authorities proceed to a prompt and impartial investigation, wherever there is reasonable ground to believe that an act of torture has been committed in any territory under its jurisdiction.
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CEDAW - 13 The State party should: (a) expedite the adoption of bills pending before the parliament aimed at strengthening the State party’s administration of justice, in particular the bills on legal aid, evidence, witness protection, juvenile justice and the judicature, remove evidentiary requirements that discriminate against women and ensure the equal consideration and weight of women’s testimonies as witnesses; (b) strengthen the independence of the judiciary, establish legal remedies that are expeditious and accessible to women, and ensure, through adequate regulations and procedures, that women who report violations, especially in cases of violence, are treated in a gender-sensitive manner at all stages of judicial proceedings; (c) take measures to increase the representation of women in the judiciary, in particular as judges and court officials; (d) provide systematic training to judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, especially the police, and lawyers on women’s rights and ensure that the Convention, the Committee’s general recommendations and its jurisprudence under the Optional Protocol are sufficiently known and applied by the judiciary and that they are an integral part of all capacity-building programmes; (e) enhance women’s awareness of their rights and disseminate information on the remedies available to those who claim violations of their rights. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 
CAT-8(c) 8(c) Make public the reports of prior inquiries concerning acts amounting to violations of the Convention, including the full report of a commission established to investigate the mistreatment and killing of prisoners in Maafushi jail on 20 Sep 2003; Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 
CAT-10(a) 10 (a) Ensure effective cooperation between police investigators and bodies charged with receiving complaints of torture, particularly the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives and the National Integrity Commission, for example by establishing an independent mechanism to assist in the investigation of allegations of torture and ill-treatment so that there is no hierarchical connection between the investigators and the alleged perpetrators; Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 
CAT-10(f) 10(f) Provide information on the number of investigations of allegations of torture and ill-treatment undertaken by the authorities, and the outcome of all investigations, to the Committee in the State party’s next report. Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 
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