• the recommendations made by the PICCR in its report titled Ill-treatment of Detainees in Police Holding facilities in the Northern West Bank; • reports of mistreatment by officials of detainees in detention centres and prisons. Philippines The ACJ recommends that the Philippines Commission on Human Rights (PCHR) urges its government to address the following issues: • the need for the Philippines to become a party to the OPCAT and the Protocols to the Geneva Conventions. • the lack of definition of torture in Philippines law; • the inadequate remedies available to victims of torture; • reports of persistent and widespread torture; • the burden of proof on victims to prove that a confession was made as a result of torture; • persistent reports of ill-treatment and abuse of children; • the detention of children together with adults in conditions that may amount to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment; • the tolerance by prison wardens of the practice of ‘basagan’; • impunity in the investigation and prosecuting of perpetrators of torture’ • the need to address the 2003 recommendations of the HRC; and • the need to address the overcrowding and poor conditions in detention facilities. Republic of Korea The ACJ recommends that the National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea (NHRCK) urges its government to address the following issues: • the need for the Republic of Korea to sign and ratify the OPCAT; • Ensuring compliance with the Code of Interrogation for Human Rights Protection 2003; • the 10 day detention period under the Criminal Procedure Act for detained persons; 50