A/HRC/22/53/Add.2 and international mechanisms and conduct advocacy on the basis of well documented cases; (q) Facilitate access for civil society organizations to penal institutions and enhance partnership with these institutions to ensure the implementation of their role in raising awareness, spreading the culture of human rights and contributing to the upgrading of the training of supervisors and staff in the correctional institutions. 89. With regard to demonstrations, the Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government act in compliance with international standards, such as the “Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials”, that are based on necessity and proportionality with respect for the right to life and physical integrity, and further prevent, investigate and prosecute acts of torture or illtreatment of protestors. 90. With regard to migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, the Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government work in closer cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; the Special Rapporteur on Migrants and other UN agencies such as the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and: (a) Take all necessary measures to prevent further violence and investigate reports of violence against sub-Saharan migrants, refugees and asylum seekers; (b) Respect the fundamental human rights of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, and ensure to them access to health facilities and medical care without fear of arrest. 91. With regard to juveniles, the Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government: (a) Visit police stations regularly with a specific focus on juvenile delinquents; not hold juveniles in regular prisons but reinforce the structure of child protection centres; investigate all complaints of torture and ill-treatment of juveniles, in particular allegations of corporal punishment; (b) Amend article 473 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to change the age at which a juvenile delinquent can be imprisoned from 12 to 18 years old, and stress that the imprisonment of juvenile delinquents is an exceptional measure; (c) Provide specialized prosecutors and specialized judicial police officers for cases of juvenile offenders. 92. With regard to women, the Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government: (a) violence; Enforce the protection of female prisoners from all gender-based (b) Reduce the rate of overcrowding by implementing alternative measures, in particular for women with children. 93. With regard to the conditions of detention, the Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government: (a) Reduce significantly the rate of overcrowding; (b) Allocate sufficient budgetary resources to provide adequate health care, improve food quality and ensure the separation of minors from adults and pretrial prisoners from convicts; reinforce and improve a system of execution of sentences that 20

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