treatment.
XII:
Implementation of the General Comment
76. In implementing this General Comment, State Parties are bound by
the principle of non-discrimination and they are required to ensure
that victims obtain redress regardless of their status.
77. tate Parties shall disseminate this General Comment at national
level, including to all relevant authorities, lawyers, CSOs and nongovernmental organisations, community based organisations, and
the public, and translate the General Comment into local languages
and accessible formats. States shall also ensure that the measures
and obligations set out in the General Comment are incorporated
into public policy, law and national budgets and all relevant training
programmes of relevant authorities and officials. Authorities shall
develop outreach programmes and education initiatives to raise
awareness on the right to redress of victims of torture and other
ill-treatment and on how to access and participate in redress
mechanisms.
78. State Parties shall establish a system to oversee, monitor, evaluate
and report on their provision of redress measures to victims of
torture and other ill-treatment.
79. State Parties shall include in their periodic reports to the
Commission information on the measures taken to implement
their obligations under Article 5 of the African Charter to provide
redress to victims of torture and other ill-treatment. State Parties
shall provide information, including qualitative and quantitative data
disaggregated by age, gender, nationality, disability and other key
factors, on the following:
I.
The domestic legislation providing for the right to redress for
victims of torture and other ill-treatment, including relevant
measures of implementation of such legislation;
II.
The number of victims of torture and other ill-treatment who
have sought redress and the number of victims who have
received redress, including availed forms of reparation;
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