Concluding observations on the second periodic report of Japan, adopted by the Committee at its fiftieth session (6-31 May 2013) The Committee reiterates its previous recommendations (para.15) that the State party should: Take legislative and other measures to ensure, in practice, separation between the functions of investigation and detention; Limit the maximum time detainees can be held in police custody; Guarantee all fundamental legal safeguards for all suspects in pre-trial detention, including the right of confidential access to a lawyer throughout the interrogation process, and to legal aid from the moment of arrest, and to all police records related to their case, as well as the right to receive independent … Continue reading United Nations Committee against Torture