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(b)
Restrict the jurisdiction of the military courts to military offences only;
(c)
Enact a law banning female genital mutilation;
(d)
Revise its legislation to end the exemption from punishment of rapists who marry
their victims;
(e)
Consider ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture.
12.
The Committee recommends that the present conclusions and recommendations, together
with the summary records of the meetings devoted to consideration of the third periodic report of
the State party, should be widely disseminated in the country in the appropriate languages.
13.
The Committee recommends the inclusion in the next periodic report of detailed
information on the current minimum safeguards governing court supervision and the rights of
individuals in custody, and on how they apply in practice.
14.
The Committee requests the State party to provide, within one year, information on its
response to the Committee’s recommendations contained in paragraphs 8 (b) and (c), 9 (c)
and (d) and 10 (a) above. It wishes in particular to be given information about any prosecutions
of traditional chiefs, on what charges, and the sentences handed down. It also looks forward to a
detailed account of the situation at Douala central prison.
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