CAT/C/UZB/CO/5 colony 42 in the Zangiatskiy District of the Jizak Region were forced to work during the cotton harvest, including some prisoners who had recently undergone surgery (arts. 2, 12– 14 and 16). 52. The Committee reiterates its recommendation (CAT/C/UZB/CO/4, para. 22) that the State party should end all forced labour in the cotton sector, including forced labour by prisoners. In the light of its ratification of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29), of ILO in 1992 and of the Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105), of ILO in 1997, the State party should also investigate allegations of official complicity in forced labour, criminally prosecute those found responsible and ensure that all victims obtain redress. Juvenile justice 53. The Committee takes note of the reform of the juvenile justice system and the amendments to national legislation; the joint visits by the United Nations Children’s Fund and the Prosecutor-General’s office to the prison for juvenile offenders and four educational correctional facilities; and the opening of 32 child-friendly interrogation rooms. The Committee is concerned, however, about the situation of children in detention, including those held in pretrial detention, and about the imposition of solitary confinement as a disciplinary punishment. It is also concerned about their access to regular family visits and the situation with regard to 167 girls from two closed, specialized educational correctional facilities (arts. 2, 11 and 16). 54. The State party should: (a) Ensure the implementation of the presidential resolution of May 2019 for the restructuring of specialized educational facilities, begin reforms of the juvenile justice system, monitor the situation of children in conflict with the law and ensure that the regime of detention in general for children in conflict with the law and relevant national legislation conform to international standards; (b) Refrain from placing children in solitary confinement, ensure that they receive regular family visits and ensure that the ombudsman for child rights carries out visits to places where children are deprived of their liberty; (c) Enable national and international organizations to visit closed specialized educational institutions, resolve the issue regarding the placement of the girls in educational correctional facilities cited above and restructure the remaining two closed institutions. Violence against women, domestic violence and prevention of divorce 55. While welcoming the adoption on 2 September 2019 of a law on protecting women from harassment and violence, and the establishment of mechanisms including a hotline for women to report complaints of domestic violence, the Committee remains concerned at reports of actions or omissions by State agencies or other entities that engage the responsibility of the State party under the Convention. This includes: reports that the new law does not criminalize marital rape, although it is unclear whether anyone has been prosecuted for this offence under general criminal law; reports that women seeking to use the domestic violence hotline have experienced difficulty reaching the authorities; and reports that victims of domestic abuse continue to lack access to adequate measures of support, including to specialized shelters. The Committee notes reports that married persons cannot petition the courts for divorce without first undergoing hearings before their neighbourhood mahalla reconciliation committee; as a result, the Committee is concerned that, in numerous cases, these committees pressure women to return to a continuing, significant and real risk of violence from their husbands (arts. 2, 12–14 and 16). 56. The State party should take measures to ensure that its authorities or other entities refrain from actions or omissions that engage the international responsibility of the State party under the Convention, and in particular should: (a) Ensure that women who are victims of domestic violence face no legal impediments to immediately petition the authorities for protection measures, including restraining orders and legal separation or divorce, when sought; 13