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of trafficking in persons, including allegations against law enforcement
officials. The State party should also continue and increase international,
regional and bilateral cooperation on this issue.
Labour exploitation and child labour
22.
The Committee is concerned at reports that some artisanal (informal) miners,
including minors, (also known as “ninja” miners) work in informal mining communities in
very precarious conditions which are incompatible with international labour standards. It is
also concerned at reports about the exploitation of children, including in hazardous labour
conditions. In addition, the Committee is concerned at reports about the situation of street
children and the lack of effective measures to improve their situation (art. 16).
The State party should combat all forms of forced labour and should take all
necessary measures to ensure that children do not work in hazardous labour
conditions, including artisanal (informal) mines, and ensure also that adults
who work in such facilities have improved conditions in accordance with
international standards and in particular with the International Labour
Organization conventions ratified by the State party. The State party should
take measures to monitor and address child labour and combat it, including by
criminalizing employers who exploit child labour and bringing them to justice.
The State party should conduct campaigns to raise awareness about the
negative effects of child labour. The State party should also enhance measures
with regard to the situation of street children.
Corporal punishment of children
23.
The Committee is concerned at information about the high prevalence of corporal
punishment of children in schools, children’s institutions and in the home, in particular in
rural areas (art. 16).
The State party should take urgent measures to explicitly prohibit corporal
punishment of children in all settings. The State party should also ensure,
through appropriate public education and professional training, positive,
participatory and non-violent forms of discipline.
Juvenile justice
24.
The Committee is concerned at information provided by the Committee on the Rights
of the Child that the juvenile justice system is not in harmony with the principles and
provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and that there is no comprehensive
policy framework for juvenile justice. The Committee is also concerned that the United
Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (Beijing Rules,
adopted by the General Assembly on 29 November 1985) are not applied and that children in
both pretrial and regular detention are not separated from adults (art. 2, 16).
The State party should continue and complete the process of harmonization of
its national legislation in line with applicable international standards and
should improve the legal framework for juvenile justice, should not resort to
pretrial detention except in cases prescribed by law, and should ensure that
children are detained separately from adults in all circumstances and that the
United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile
Justice (Beijing Rules) are applied. The State party should establish specialized
juvenile courts with trained juvenile judges and other judicial staff. If need be,
the State party should seek international assistance in this regard.
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