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The State party should adopt all necessary measures to implement Law No. 23/2004,
which includes the training of law enforcement officials, especially in cooperation
with civil society organizations, to allocate adequate funding and collect relevant
information to prevent and combat domestic violence.
Juvenile justice system
17. While noting the State party’s intention to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility
to 12 years, the Committee is deeply concerned that it remains established at 8 years of age, that
detained children are not fully segregated from adults, that a large number of children are
sentenced to jail terms for minor offences and that corporal punishment is lawful and frequently
used in juvenile prisons, such as in the Kutoarjo prison. The Committee is also concerned at the
lack of a comprehensive juvenile justice system oriented to education and the socialization of
children in conflict with the law. Further, there is inadequate protection of street children against
violence (arts. 2 and 16).
The State party should, as a matter of urgency, raise the minimum age of criminal
responsibility in order to bring it into line with the generally accepted international
norms on the subject and to abolish all corporal punishment of children.
The State party should take the necessary measures to guarantee the proper
functioning of a juvenile justice system including, inter alia, by treating minors in a
manner appropriate to their age, in conformity with the United Nations Standard
Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (the Beijing Rules), the
United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (the Riyadh
Guidelines) and the United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of
Their Liberty.
Internally displaced persons
18. The Committee is concerned at the situation of refugees and internally displaced persons as
a consequence of armed conflict, especially children living in refugee camps, including Timorese
children separated from their families, who are often subject to ill-treatment (arts. 14 and 16).
The State party should take effective measures to prevent violence affecting refugees
and internally displaced persons, especially children, who should be registered at
birth and prevented from being used in armed conflict. The State party should also
strengthen the measures taken to ensure safe repatriation and relocation of all
refugees and displaced persons, in cooperation with the United Nations.
Violence against the Ahmadiyah and persons belonging to other minorities
19. The Committee expresses its concern at incitement and acts of violence against persons
belonging to minorities, in particular the Ahmadiyah and other minority religious communities.
Furthermore, there are persistent, disturbing allegations of a routine failure to investigate such
violence and the reluctance on the part of the police and authorities to provide the Ahmadiyah
with adequate protection or to conduct prompt, impartial and effective investigations into such
acts. The Committee is especially concerned that the Attorney-General has announced plans to