National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to enable this institution to host the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture. The draft organic law on the organisation, composition and functioning of the NHRC was adopted by the Council of Ministers on 31 May, 2017. 26. Furthermore, Togo hosted the visit of the Sub-committee for the Prevention of Torture in December, 2014. 27. Awareness raising and continuous training within the context of the National Police College and the National Gendarmerie Academy are carried out to guarantee in practice compliance by police investigation officers (CID) with the fundamental rights of people during arrest and preventive custody. For instance, 584 senior police officers were trained from 6 September 2015 to 6 February, 2016. Similarly, 351 gendarmes including 219 police investigation officers and 132 senior police officers were trained from 5 February to 5 July, 2016. Police officers and gendarmes are also regularly sent for training to other countries such as France, Italy, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Madagascar, etc. Sanctions are also applied in the event of non-compliance with procedures by officers who are found guilty. 28. To ensure that disciplinary sanctions are more effective, a new regulation on general discipline within the Togolese Armed Forces is in the process of being developed. Similarly, Law No.2015-005 of 28 July, 2015, on the special status of the national police force has initiated harsher disciplinary standards in the event of any lapses. At the criminal level, the government has initiated the adoption of a new Code of Military Justice by Law No. 2016-008 of 21 April, 2016, to ensure that no military person can escape criminal proceedings. Such alleged crimes will be taken into account by military courts (Article 47) in the enjoyment of the same guarantees as ordinary courts and punished in accordance with the provisions of the new Criminal Code. Preparations are underway to sensitize all the officers and to effectively establish these courts in order to wage a diligent war on the issue of impunity among the defence and security forces. In the cases mentioned, disciplinary measures have been taken and criminal prosecution initiated against the perpetrators. 29. Between 2012 and 2016, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) recorded 3 proven cases of torture and 4 cases of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment for which recommendations made were taken into consideration by the government. Articles 6: The right to liberty and the security of the person, prohibition of arrests and arbitrary detentions 20