Issue 8: Introduction of Training Program and System for Prohibition
of Torture
Status
73.
The Committee recommended to “make training on the provisions of
the Convention and the absolute prohibition of torture mandatory for all law
enforcement personnel and other public officials, introduce training
programs on non-coercive investigation techniques and implement specific
methodologies to assess the effectiveness of the training” in the concluding
observation on the third to fifth periodic reports of Korea in 2017.
74.
In order to prevent torture, inhumane treatment or discrimination that
may occur in the process of law enforcement and investigation, training
should be continuously provided to law enforcement officers and public
officials in correctional institutions so that such trainings do more than
unsystematic and one-time education. To that end, a system should be in
place to measure and evaluate the effectiveness of the training.
75.
However, it is difficult to obtain sufficient statistics to confirm
whether the Korean government conducts systemic training program of
prohibition of torture for law enforcement personnel and other public
officials.
76.
In addition, the NHRCK recommended the Korean government to use
a name badge for the Correctional Rapid Patrol Team (CPRT) and take
mandatory human rights training course when being selected as a team
member, but the Ministry of Justice did not accept the it.
Questions
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