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counselling, redress — including rehabilitation — and safe and adequately funded
shelters in all parts of the country;
(d)
Ensure that law enforcement and judicial authorities and medical and
social workers are provided with appropriate training to deal with cases of domestic
violence;
(e)
Enhance awareness-raising efforts in order to sensitize members of the
general public;
(f)
Compile and provide the Committee with disaggregated data on the
number and nature of complaints, investigations, prosecutions and sentences handed
down for acts of domestic violence, on the provision of redress to the victims and on
the difficulties experienced in preventing such acts.
Trafficking in persons
21.
The Committee welcomes the progress in combating trafficking in persons made by
the State party by amending its legislation in a variety of ways. It also welcomes the
adoption of the plan of action to combat and prevent offences involving trafficking in
persons for 2012–2014. However, the Committee is concerned at continuing reports of
trafficking, in particular within the State party, for labour and sexual exploitation. It is also
concerned that only a small fraction of criminal cases on trafficking are opened under
article 128 of the Criminal Code, entitled “Human Trafficking”, and that many cases are
charged under crimes carrying less serious punishments. In addition, the Committee is
concerned by the alleged low rate of reporting and the low rate of indictments and
prosecutions, as well as claims of corruption among law enforcement officials (arts. 2, 10,
12, 13 and 16).
The State party should:
(a)
Continue taking measures to prevent and eradicate human trafficking,
including vigorous enforcement of anti-trafficking legislation, and provide sufficient
funds for the implementation of the plan of action;
(b)
Enhance international cooperation to combat human trafficking,
including through bilateral agreements, and monitor its impact;
(c)
Provide specialized training to public officials, including on the Protocol
to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and
Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational
Organized Crime, and on effective prevention, investigation, prosecution and
punishment of acts of trafficking, and conduct nationwide awareness-raising and
media campaigns about the criminal nature of such acts;
(d)
Promptly, effectively and impartially investigate, prosecute and punish
trafficking in persons and related practices;
(e)
Provide effective remedy to all victims of the crime of trafficking;
(f)
Provide the Committee with comprehensive disaggregated data on the
number of investigations, prosecutions and sentences handed down for human
trafficking, on the provision of redress to the victims and on measures taken to
combat alleged corruption among law enforcement officials.
Redress, including compensation and rehabilitation
22.
The Committee welcomes the ruling of the city court in Kostanai in November
2013, upheld by the Court of Appeals in January 2014 and confirmed on 24 April 2014 by
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