No meeting of the Implementation Committee had been held or subsequent report submitted in the IHC was over the last two years. Last week however, MoHR convened its first meeting after considerable time lapse. Minutes of the meeting may be shared with the Court and an action plan and timelines be set for implementation of recommendations given in the above judgment. These may be submitted by MoHR to the Court by 30th of each month as directed. . 9. Reform detention procedures and implement safeguards Torture nearly always takes place in secret. Early hours of custody and interrogation represent moments of heightened risks of torture and ill-treatment. Promoting greater transparency of places of deprivation of liberty and implementing legal and procedural safeguards are substantial steps towards prevention because they remove many of the opportunities for torture to occur and help reduce the risk of illtreatment of persons deprived of their liberty. • • • • • Rotation of jail staff on regular basis No unauthorized places of detention Right to inform a third party Access to a lawyer Access to a medical doctor The Committee is deeply concerned about reports that cases of death in custody as a result of torture and allegations of sexual abuse of minors by prisoners and prison staff have not been subject to effective investigation and the perpetrators of such acts have not faced relevant punishments. Lack of proper accountability is a common problem in most jails throughout the country and hence the rampancy of torture against the inmates. Moreover, there is no uniform file management system in place in the prisons across the country, it is therefore difficult to collect and maintain information to constantly assess and monitor the human rights conditions in prisons. Although Punjab, KPK and Sindh have introduced PMIS, most of them are in beta stage and still require further upgradation and installation in all prisons. 12. Access to Medical Services and Equipment: Currently, there are only 3 designated medical officers, 1 for male inmates and 2 for female inmates at the Central Jail, Rawalpindi. Out of the total of population of 6098 prisoners at Central Jail, Rawalpindi, 5851 prisoners are male, and 156 prisoners are female. The prisoner to doctor ratio for male and female inmates is as follows: Male: 2926: 1 and Female: 78:1 24