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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.
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