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E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.2<br />
page 82<br />
prison officials start to suffer from the salt accumulating in their kidneys, 30 times in excess of<br />
the normal levels.<br />
397. The Government informed that Jaslyk prison (UYA 64/71) was built taking into account<br />
all foreseen sanitary norms <strong>and</strong> international st<strong>and</strong>ards. The information provided by NGOs is<br />
based on wrongful information <strong>and</strong> rumours. Several diplomats, including the Regional Advisor<br />
of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Central Asia <strong>and</strong> journalists visited Jaslyk in<br />
2003 <strong>and</strong> 2004. As a result of these visits, the work of the institution was positively assessed. In<br />
July 2004 a commission consisting of representatives from the Prosecutor’s Office, the<br />
Ombudsman, the Ministry of Justice, the National Human Rights Centre <strong>and</strong> the Ministry of<br />
Interior conducted a visit to study the conditions of the prisoners <strong>and</strong> found them to be normal.<br />
However, at a session of the inter-departmental working group it was decided to further improve<br />
the conditions <strong>and</strong> to establish permanent monitoring of the functioning of this colony.<br />
398. Recommendation (u) stated: All competent government authorities should give<br />
immediate attention <strong>and</strong> respond to interim measures ordered by the Human Rights<br />
Committee <strong>and</strong> urgent appeals dispatched by United Nations monitoring mechanisms<br />
regarding persons whose life <strong>and</strong> physical integrity may be at risk of imminent <strong>and</strong><br />
irreparable harm.<br />
399. According to NGOs, in many cases the relatives of persons sentenced to death were<br />
informed about the execution of the sentence after they had submitted communications to the<br />
UN Human Rights Committee.<br />
400. The Government informed that the Pardon Commission under the President takes steps in<br />
reaction to interim measures of the Human Rights Committee by submitting a petition to the<br />
Supreme Court. Since October 2004, the relevant state bodies took temporary measures with<br />
regard to eight persons sentenced to death, whose cases were submitted to the Human Rights<br />
Committee after the indicated period. The adoption <strong>and</strong> implementation of the national plan of<br />
action to implement CAT raised the awareness of state bodies about the functioning of the<br />
Human Rights Committee <strong>and</strong> improved the cooperation of institutions with UN human rights<br />
mechanisms. The concerned bodies (Supreme Court, Ministry of Interior, Prosecutor General,<br />
<strong>and</strong> National Security Service) take steps in accordance with the national law <strong>and</strong> norms of<br />
international law when they receive information about interim measures.<br />
401. Recommendation (v) stated: The Government is invited to make the declaration<br />
provided for in article 22 of the Convention against Torture <strong>and</strong> Other Cruel, Inhuman or<br />
Degrading Treatment or Punishment recognizing the competence of the Committee against<br />
Torture to receive <strong>and</strong> consider communications from individuals who claim to be victims<br />
of a violation of the provisions of the Convention, as well as to ratifying the Optional<br />
Protocol to the Convention, whereby a body shall be set up to undertake regular visits to all<br />
places of detention in the country in order to prevent torture. It should also invite the<br />
Working Group on Arbitrary Detention <strong>and</strong> the Special Representative of the<br />
Secretary-General on human rights defenders as well as the Special Rapporteur on the<br />
independence of judges <strong>and</strong> lawyers to carry out visits to the country.<br />
402. According to NGOs, despite all the efforts of the local <strong>and</strong> international community, the<br />
declaration provided for in article 22 of CAT has not been made. Moreover, the Optional