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and ensure to all victims of trafficking the means for compensation and as full a
rehabilitation as possible. The State party should conduct appropriate trainings for
law enforcement officials, investigators and prosecutors on the laws and practices of
trafficking in human beings. Trafficking in persons should be prosecuted under
article 113 of the Criminal Code. The State party should establish independent
mechanisms with sufficient and appropriate human and financial resources to
monitor the implementation of measures to combat trafficking in persons. The State
party should also conduct independent, thorough and effective investigations into all
allegations of trafficking in persons, including allegations against law enforcement
officials. The State party should also continue and increase international, regional and
bilateral cooperation on this issue.
Labour exploitation and child labour
(22) The Committee is concerned at reports that some artisanal (informal) miners,
including minors, (also known as “ninja” miners) work in informal mining communities in
very precarious conditions which are incompatible with international labour standards. It is
also concerned at reports about the exploitation of children, including in hazardous labour
conditions. In addition, the Committee is concerned at reports about the situation of street
children and the lack of effective measures to improve their situation (art. 16).
The State party should combat all forms of forced labour and should take all
necessary measures to ensure that children do not work in hazardous labour
conditions, including artisanal (informal) mines, and ensure also that adults who work
in such facilities have improved conditions in accordance with international standards
and in particular with the International Labour Organization conventions ratified by
the State party. The State party should take measures to monitor and address child
labour and combat it, including by criminalizing employers who exploit child labour
and bringing them to justice. The State party should conduct campaigns to raise
awareness about the negative effects of child labour. The State party should also
enhance measures with regard to the situation of street children.
Corporal punishment of children
(23) The Committee is concerned at information about the high prevalence of corporal
punishment of children in schools, children’s institutions and in the home, in particular in
rural areas (art. 16).
The State party should take urgent measures to explicitly prohibit corporal
punishment of children in all settings. The State party should also ensure, through
appropriate public education and professional training, positive, participatory and
non-violent forms of discipline.
Juvenile justice
(24) The Committee is concerned at information provided by the Committee on the Rights
of the Child that the juvenile justice system is not in harmony with the principles and
provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and that there is no comprehensive
policy framework for juvenile justice. The Committee is also concerned that the United
Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (Beijing Rules,
adopted by the General Assembly on 29 November 1985) are not applied and that children in
both pretrial and regular detention are not separated from adults (arts. 2 and 16).
The State party should continue and complete the process of harmonization of its
national legislation in line with applicable international standards and should improve
the legal framework for juvenile justice, should not resort to pretrial detention except
in cases prescribed by law, and should ensure that children are detained separately
from adults in all circumstances and that the United Nations Standard Minimum
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