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human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation or forced labour, as well as at the
information provided by the delegation on trafficking in organs. The Committee is also
concerned at the lack of statistics in the State party’s report on, inter alia, the number of
prosecutions, convictions and sentences of perpetrators of trafficking (arts. 2, 12 and 16).
The State party should:
(a)
Intensify its efforts to prevent and combat trafficking in human beings,
including by implementing the 2008 anti-trafficking legislation (see para. 5 (b) of the
present concluding observations) and providing protection for victims, including
shelters and psychosocial assistance;
(b)
Conduct prompt, impartial investigations into cases of human
trafficking, ensure that those found guilty of such crimes are punished with penalties
appropriate to the nature of their crimes, and guarantee that all victims of such acts
obtain redress; and
(c)
Conduct nationwide awareness-raising campaigns and provide
specialized training on victim identification and investigation for labour inspectors
and law enforcement officials, including the Women and Child Victim Assistance
Units established by the National Police.
Corporal punishment
(27) While recognizing that corporal punishment has been abolished as a penalty for
crime and that it is prohibited in penal institutions, the Committee is concerned that it is not
explicitly prohibited in the home, schools and all care settings (art. 16).
The Committee recommends that the State party prohibit the corporal punishment of
children in all settings, conduct public awareness-raising campaigns about its harmful
effects, and promote positive non-violent forms of discipline as an alternative to
corporal punishment.
Data collection
(28) The Committee regrets the absence of comprehensive and disaggregated data on
complaints, investigations, prosecutions and convictions in cases of torture and ill-treatment
perpetrated by law enforcement and prison personnel, as well as on deaths in custody,
extrajudicial executions, gender-based violence, trafficking, lynching and criminal conduct
related to harmful traditional practices.
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 in cases of torture and ill-treatment,
deaths in custody, extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances, gender-based
violence, human trafficking, lynching, criminal conduct related to harmful traditional
practices, as well as on means of redress, including compensation and rehabilitation,
provided to victims.
Other issues
(29) The Committee recommends that the State party ratify the Optional Protocol to the
Convention. It also recommends that the State party make the declarations provided for in
articles 21 and 22 of the Convention in order to recognize the competence of the Committee
to receive and consider communications.
(30) The Committee invites the State party to ratify the core United Nations human rights
treaties to which it is not yet a party, namely, the International Covenant on Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights and the Optional Protocol thereto, the Optional Protocol to the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Convention for
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