A/69/44 (c) Ensure the patient’s right to be heard in person by the judge ordering the hospitalization and that the court always seeks the opinion of a psychiatrist who is not attached to the psychiatric institution admitting the patient; (d) Ensure regular visits of psychiatric institutions by a mandated outside body independent of the health authorities; (e) Establish an independent complaints mechanism; publish a brochure with its procedures and ensure its distribution to patients and families; and investigate effectively, promptly and impartially all complaints of ill-treatment of persons with mental and psychosocial disabilities hospitalized in psychiatric institutions, bring those responsible to justice and provide redress to victims. Corporal punishment of children (24) The Committee is concerned that corporal punishment of children in the home and in alternative and day-care settings is not prohibited in national law (arts. 2 and 16). The State party should amend its national legislation to prohibit and criminalize all forms of corporal punishment of children in all environments and settings, in accordance with international standards, conduct public awareness-raising campaigns about its harmful effects and promote positive non-violent forms of discipline as an alternative to corporal punishment. Hazing and ill-treatment in the army (25) The Committee is concerned at reports of hazing in the army. It takes note of the State party’s confirmation that conscription has been abolished (arts. 2 and 16). The State party should: (a) Reinforce measures to prohibit and eliminate ill-treatment in the armed forces and ensure prompt, impartial and thorough investigation of all allegations of such acts; (b) Provide the Committee with information on the follow-up to any confirmed cases of hazing in the army; (c) Establish, where evidence of hazing is found, the liability of direct perpetrators and those in the chain of command, prosecute and punish those responsible with penalties that are consistent with the gravity of the act committed, and make the results of such investigations public; (d) Provide redress and rehabilitation to victims, including through appropriate medical and psychological assistance, in accordance with general comment No. 3. Other issues (26) The Committee reiterates its recommendation that the State party consider making the declarations under articles 21 and 22 of the Convention. (27) The Committee invites the State party to consider ratifying the United Nations human rights treaties to which it is not yet party, namely, the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. (28) The State party is requested to disseminate widely the report submitted to the Committee and the Committee’s concluding observations in appropriate languages, including Russian, through official websites, the media and non-governmental organizations. 128 GE.14-12596