A/69/44 State party take appropriate measures to prevent sexual violence in prisons, including inter-prisoner violence. Attacks against journalists (18) The Committee is concerned at a number of cases of intimidation of or violence against journalists, killings of journalists and attacks against media property, and at the lack of investigation of such cases. In addition to the cases of Olivera Lakić and Mladen Stojović, the Committee takes note of concerns raised by the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression at the end of his visit to Montenegro in 2013 in relation to unresolved cases of attacks on and killings of journalists, including the murder of Duško Jovanović in 2004 (arts. 2 and 12). The State party should inform the Committee of the outcomes of the work carried out by the commission established in December 2013 to investigate cases of threats and violations against journalists, murders of journalists and attacks on media property. Violence against women (19) While noting the State party’s efforts to combat gender-based violence, including the adoption of the Law on Domestic Violence Protection in 2010, and of the Strategy for Combating Domestic Violence for the period 2011–2015, the Committee expresses its concern at (art. 16): (a) The reported lack of implementation of existing legislation and policy; (b) The prevalence of violence against women and, in particular, of domestic violence, as well as the low rate of reporting on such violence; (c) The lack of effective investigation of reports of violence and the lack of prosecutions, the mild sentences given to perpetrators and the inadequate protection of victims, with protection orders being used in only a limited manner. Recalling the recommendations made in 2011 by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW/C/MNE/CO/1, para. 19), the State party should increase its efforts to prevent, combat and punish violence against women and domestic violence, in particular by conducting impartial, prompt and effective investigations into reports of violence, punishing perpetrators with appropriate penalties, providing adequate protection to those at risk of violence and assistance to victims, and establishing support services for victims. The State party is encouraged to conduct broader awareness-raising campaigns and training on domestic violence for law enforcement personnel, judges, lawyers and social workers who are in direct contact with victims, as well as for the public at large. Trafficking in persons (20) The Committee notes the significant efforts undertaken by the State party to combat trafficking in persons, including the adoption of the 2010 amendment to article 444 of the Criminal Code specifically criminalizing trafficking, as well as the strategy to combat trafficking for the period 2012–2018. However, the Committee remains concerned at the very limited number of complaints, prosecutions and convictions in respect of perpetrators of trafficking, as well as at the lack of protection and remedy provided for victims (CAT/C/MNE/2, annex II) (arts. 2, 10 and 16). The State party should undertake effective measures to prevent and combat trafficking in persons, by implementing in practice article 444 of the Criminal Code, prosecuting perpetrators, providing protection and compensation to victims, and intensifying training for judges, prosecutors, and migration and other law 134 GE.14-12596

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