party, which raises further concerns as to whether the State party has established appropriate
protocols for identifying possible victims of human trafficking (arts. 2, 12, 13, 14 and 16).
39.
The State party should:
(a)
Investigate reports of young women entering the country on private
airplanes for purposes of sexual exploitation amounting to inhuman treatment,
prosecute the perpetrators and, if they are found guilty, punish the traffickers and
Government officials or agents if they have been engaged in trafficking for purposes of
sexual exploitation or labour exploitation;
(b)
Ensure that measures are in place to identify possible victims of
trafficking and establish protocols in this regard;
(c)
Ensure that immigration officers and other relevant personnel are trained
to identify and take action in such cases.
Violence against women and gender-based violence
40.
While taking note that the State party has adopted the Family Violence Protection
Act and was working on the Domestic Violence Act, the Committee is concerned at the
high incidence of violence against women, including those in detention, and the problems
faced by the authorities in gathering data on violence against women or gender-based
violence that may arise through acts or omissions by State agents and others that engage the
State’s responsibility in accordance with the Convention (arts. 2, 12, 13, 14 and 16).
41.
The State party should:
(a)
Expedite the adoption of the Domestic Violence Act;
(b)
Collect comprehensive statistics on all forms of violence against women,
including those in detention, through acts or omissions by State agents and others that
engage the State’s responsibility in accordance with the Convention;
(c)
Strengthen its efforts to ensure that police respond appropriately to
complaints of all forms of violence against women and to establish an effective and
independent complaint mechanism for victims of violence;
(d)
Ensure that all allegations of violence are registered and are promptly,
impartially and effectively investigated, and the perpetrators prosecuted, and if
convicted, punished with commensurate sanctions;
(e)
Provide mandatory training to all law enforcement officials, judges and
others who interact with victims of all forms of violence against women;
(f)
Ensure that all victims of violence against women obtain redress.
Follow-up procedure
42.
The Committee requests the State party to provide, by 10 August 2019, information
on follow-up to the Committee’s recommendations regarding fundamental legal safeguards;
prolonged pre-trial detention; conditions of detention; and the National Human Rights
Commission (see paragraphs 17 (a), (b) and (c); 19, 23 (a), (b) and (g); and 27). In the same
context, the State party is invited to inform the Committee about its plans for implementing
within the coming reporting period, some or all of the remaining recommendations in the
concluding observations.
Other issues
43.
The Committee invites the State party to ratify the Optional Protocol to the
Convention and any other core United Nations human rights treaties to which it is not
yet party.
44.
The State party is invited to submit its common core document, in accordance
with the requirements contained in the harmonized guidelines on reporting under the
international human rights treaties (HRI/GEN.2/Rev.6).
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