(b) Consider adopting legislative and administrative measures for witness protection, ensuring that all persons who report acts of torture or ill-treatment are adequately protected. Compensation to torture victims (29) While acknowledging that the judiciary has issued a number of decisions to award compensation, the Committee regrets that to date in only one case has compensation been paid. In addition, the Committee is concerned about undue delays in the awarding of compensation ordered by the courts or the National Human Rights Commission (art. 14). The State party should ensure that compensation awarded by the courts or decided upon by the National Human Rights Commission is paid in a timely manner. The State party should provide to the Committee information on the total amount paid in compensations to victims of torture. Use of statements made as a result of torture (30) The Committee is concerned about allegations of statements obtained as a result of torture being used as evidence in legal proceedings (art. 15). The State party should provide to the Committee information on both legislation and jurisprudence that exclude statements obtained as a result of torture being admitted as evidence. Ill-treatment (31) The Committee is concerned about allegations of poor conditions of detention, in particular overcrowding, poor sanitation, staffing shortages and lack of medical attention for detainees (art. 16). The Committee recommends that the State party take all necessary measures to improve conditions of detention. Trafficking (32) The Committee is concerned about persistent reports of trafficking in women and children and the alleged involvement of officials in acts of trafficking. The State party should reinforce international cooperation mechanisms to fight trafficking in persons, prosecute perpetrators, and provide protection and redress to all victims. Child soldiers (33) The Committee is concerned about allegations of children being used by security forces as spies and messengers. The Committee is also concerned about reports of recruitment and abduction of children by CPN-Maoist (art. 16). The State party should take effective measures to prevent security forces using children as spies and messengers. The State party should also take the necessary steps, as a matter of urgency and in a comprehensive manner, to prevent the abduction of children by CPN-Maoist and to facilitate the reintegration of former child soldiers into society. The State party should also consider ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict. 37