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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
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