A/69/44 enforcement officials. The State party also should strengthen regional cooperation with a view to combating trafficking. Corporal punishment (21) While welcoming the commitment made by the State party during the universal periodic review to explicitly prohibit corporal punishment of children in all settings (A/HRC/23/12/Add.1, para. 21), the Committee notes that corporal punishment of children is not explicitly prohibited in the home or in alternative care settings and that corporal punishment is still widely practised in society and accepted as a form of discipline in Montenegro (art. 16). The State party should adopt and implement legislation explicitly prohibiting corporal punishment in all settings, supported by the necessary awareness-raising and educational campaigns about the negative impact of corporal punishment on children. Vulnerable groups (22) While noting the efforts made by the State party, including the adoption of the Law on Prohibition of Discrimination in 2010, and of the Law on Amending the Criminal Code in 2013 which prohibits hate crimes, the Committee remains concerned at discriminatory treatment against ethnic minorities, in particular people of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian origin, as well as at their deplorable living conditions resulting from such treatment (art. 16). The State party should redouble efforts to protect ethnic minorities, in particular people of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian origin, from discriminatory treatment, including through increased awareness-raising and information campaigns to promote tolerance and respect for diversity. (23) While noting the adoption of the Strategy for the Advancement of Quality of Life for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Persons 2013–2018, and of the Law on Prohibition of Discrimination, which provides for protection against discrimination on the grounds of gender identity and sexual orientation, the Committee remains concerned at continuing reports of violence and discrimination against the LGBT community, as shown by the allegations of death threats against LGBT activist Zdravko Cimbaljević (arts. 2 and 16). The State party should take effective measures to protect the LGBT community from attacks and abuse, inter alia, by ensuring that all acts of violence are promptly, effectively and impartially investigated and prosecuted, that perpetrators are brought to justice and that victims are provided with redress. Data collection (24) The Committee regrets the absence of comprehensive and disaggregated data on complaints, investigations, prosecutions and convictions regarding cases of torture and illtreatment by law enforcement and prison personnel, on inter-prisoner violence, as well as on gender-based violence, domestic violence and trafficking. The State party should compile statistical data relevant to the monitoring of the implementation of the Convention at the national level, including data on complaints, investigations, prosecutions and convictions regarding the above-mentioned cases of torture and ill-treatment, on inter-prisoner violence, and on gender-based violence, domestic violence and trafficking, as well as on the means of redress, including compensation and rehabilitation, provided to the victims. Such data should be submitted to the Committee when compiled. GE.14-12596 135

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