CAT/C/SRB/CO/1 page 9 The State party should: (a) Increase its efforts to ensure that urgent and efficient protection measures are put in place and to prevent, combat and punish perpetrators of violence against women and children, including domestic violence; (b) Ensure adequate implementation of the national strategy to prevent domestic violence; (c) Conduct broader awareness-raising campaigns and training on domestic violence for officials (judges, lawyers, law enforcement agencies, and social workers) who are in direct contact with the victims as well as for the public at large; and (d) Take necessary measures to increase cooperation with NGOs working to protect victims from domestic violence. Corporal punishment 20. The Committee notes that corporal punishment of children is not explicitly prohibited in all settings and that it is a common and accepted means of childrearing (art. 16). The State party, taking into account the recommendation in the United Nations Secretary General’s Study on Violence Against Children, should adopt and implement legislation prohibiting corporal punishment in all settings, including the family, supported by the necessary awareness-raising and public education measures. Trafficking in persons 21. The Committee takes note of the inclusion of trafficking in the new Criminal Code (art. 389), which defines human trafficking and includes it as a criminal offence. However, the Committee is concerned about the reports of cross-border trafficking in women for sexual and other exploitative purposes and it regrets the low number of prosecutions in this respect. The Committee also regrets that the State party does not have an effective system in place to monitor and assess the extent and impact to address this phenomenon effectively. The Committee is concerned at the decrease in the minimum penalties from five to three years of imprisonment and that redress and reintegration services are insufficient for victims of trafficking (art. 16). The State party should: (a) Continue to prosecute and punish perpetrators of trafficking in persons, especially women and children; (b) Intensify its efforts to provide redress and reintegration services to victims; (c) Conduct nationwide awareness-raising campaigns and conduct training for law-enforcement officials, migration officials and border police

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