A/66/44 The State party should, as a matter of urgency, establish a separate juvenile justice system, adapted to the particular needs of juveniles, their status and special requirements. To this end, the State party should expeditiously enact the draft Law on Juvenile Justice and ensure that this Law is in conformity with international standards, and develop corresponding guidelines and directives for judges, prosecutors and judicial police on the concept of a child-friendly justice system. The State party should further take all necessary measures to develop and implement a comprehensive system of alternative measures to ensure that deprivation of liberty of juveniles is used only as a measure of last resort, for the shortest possible time and in appropriate conditions. In addition, the State party should take the necessary measures to ensure that persons below 18 years of age are not detained with adults. Refugees, non-refoulement (24) While welcoming the State party’s adherence to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, the Committee expresses its concern at the lack of information on domestic legislation guaranteeing the rights of refugees and asylum-seeking persons, including unaccompanied children in need of international protection. It is also concerned at the absence of any legal provisions that would explicitly prohibit the expulsion, refoulement or extradition of a person to another State where there are substantial grounds for believing that he or she would be in danger of being subjected to torture. The Committee is further concerned that numerous individuals have not been afforded the full protection provided for by article 3 of the Convention in cases of expulsion, return or deportation. Such cases include the 674 Montagnard asylum-seekers who are no longer in the State party and the forcible repatriation of 20 Uighur asylum-seekers to China in December 2009, as well as the lack of information on any measures taken by the State party to follow up on their status (arts. 3, 12 and 13). The State party should formulate and adopt domestic legislation guaranteeing the rights of refugees and asylum-seeking persons, including unaccompanied children in need of international protection. The State party should also formulate and adopt legal provisions to implement article 3 of the Convention into its domestic law. Under no circumstances should the State party expel, return or extradite a person to a State where there are substantial grounds for believing that he or she would be in danger of being subjected to torture or ill-treatment. The Committee requests the State party to ensure appropriate follow-up with regard to the status of the 674 Montagnard and 20 Uighur asylum-seekers and to provide the Committee with information as to these cases. Training (25) The Committee takes note of the information included in the State party’s report on training and awareness-raising programmes on human rights for law enforcement personnel, including the police and judicial police, judges and prosecutors. However, the Committee regrets the lack of information on targeted and practical training regarding the obligations under the Convention, notably on the prohibition of torture, the prevention of torture or investigation of alleged cases of torture, including on sexual violence, for these groups as well as penitentiary personnel. The Committee also regrets the lack of information on any training for police and other relevant officials in witness interviewing, witness protection, forensic methods and evidence gathering. Furthermore, the Committee is concerned at the lack of information on targeted training for all relevant personnel, such as forensic doctors and medical personnel dealing with detained persons, including methods to document physical and psychological sequelae of torture, as well as methods to ensure health-related and legal responses. The Committee is further concerned at the lack of information as to whether professional codes of ethics form part of such trainings, and if these include prohibition of torture etc (art. 10). 28 GE.11-45568

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