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(b)
Provide victims with legal, medical, psychological and rehabilitative
services and compensation, and create the conditions for them to report complaints
without fear of reprisal; and
(c)
Provide judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officials and traditional
authorities with training on the strict application of the relevant legislation
criminalizing harmful traditional practices and other forms of violence against women
and children.
In general, the State party should ensure that its customary law and practices are
compatible with its human rights obligations, particularly those under the
Convention. In its next periodic report, the State party should provide information on
the hierarchy between traditional practices and codified law, especially with regard to
forms of discrimination against women and children.
Human trafficking
26.
The Committee takes note of the efforts made by the State party to prevent and
combat human trafficking. However, it is concerned at reports of internal and cross-border
human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation or forced labour, as well as at the
information provided by the delegation on trafficking in organs. The Committee is also
concerned at the lack of statistics in the State party’s report on, inter alia, the number of
prosecutions, convictions and sentences of perpetrators of trafficking (arts. 2, 12 and 16).
The State party should:
(a)
Intensify its efforts to prevent and combat trafficking in human beings,
including by implementing the 2008 anti-trafficking legislation (see para. 5 (b) of the
present concluding observations) and providing protection for victims, including
shelters and psychosocial assistance;
(b)
Conduct prompt, impartial investigations into cases of human
trafficking, ensure that those found guilty of such crimes are punished with penalties
appropriate to the nature of their crimes, and guarantee that all victims of such acts
obtain redress; and
(c)
Conduct nationwide awareness-raising campaigns and provide
specialized training on victim identification and investigation for labour inspectors
and law enforcement officials, including the Women and Child Victim Assistance
Units established by the National Police.
Corporal punishment
27.
While recognizing that corporal punishment has been abolished as a penalty for
crime and that it is prohibited in penal institutions, the Committee is concerned that it is not
explicitly prohibited in the home, schools and all care settings (art. 16).
The Committee recommends that the State party prohibit the corporal punishment of
children in all settings, conduct public awareness-raising campaigns about its harmful
effects, and promote positive non-violent forms of discipline as an alternative to
corporal punishment.
Data collection
28.
The Committee regrets the absence of comprehensive and disaggregated data on
complaints, investigations, prosecutions and convictions in cases of torture and ill-treatment
perpetrated by law enforcement and prison personnel, as well as on deaths in custody,
extrajudicial executions, gender-based violence, trafficking, lynching and criminal conduct
related to harmful traditional practices.
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