CAT/C/MNE/CO/2 should increase its efforts to prevent, combat and punish violence against women and domestic violence, in particular by conducting impartial, prompt and effective investigations into reports of violence, punishing perpetrators with appropriate penalties, providing adequate protection to those at risk of violence and assistance to victims, and establishing support services for victims. The State party is encouraged to conduct broader awareness-raising campaigns and training on domestic violence for law enforcement personnel, judges, lawyers and social workers who are in direct contact with victims, as well as for the public at large. Trafficking in persons 20. The Committee notes the significant efforts undertaken by the State party to combat trafficking in persons, including the adoption of the 2010 amendment to article 444 of the Criminal Code specifically criminalizing trafficking, as well as the strategy to combat trafficking for the period 2012–2018. However, the Committee remains concerned at the very limited number of complaints, prosecutions and convictions in respect of perpetrators of trafficking, as well as at the lack of protection and remedy provided for victims (CAT/C/MNE/2, annex II). (arts. 2, 10 and 16) The State party should undertake effective measures to prevent and combat trafficking in persons, by implementing in practice article 444 of the Criminal Code, prosecuting perpetrators, providing protection and compensation to victims, and intensifying training for judges, prosecutors, and migration and other law enforcement officials. The State party also should strengthen regional cooperation with a view to combating trafficking. Corporal punishment 21. While welcoming the commitment made by the State party during the universal periodic review to explicitly prohibit corporal punishment of children in all settings (A/HRC/23/12/Add.1, para. 21), the Committee notes that corporal punishment of children is not explicitly prohibited in the home or in alternative care settings and that corporal punishment is still widely practised in society and accepted as a form of discipline in Montenegro. (art. 16) The State party should adopt and implement legislation explicitly prohibiting corporal punishment in all settings, supported by the necessary awareness-raising and educational campaigns about the negative impact of corporal punishment on children. Vulnerable groups 22. While noting the efforts made by the State party, including the adoption of the Law on Prohibition of Discrimination in 2010, and of the Law on Amending the Criminal Code in 2013 which prohibits hate crimes, the Committee remains concerned at discriminatory treatment against ethnic minorities, in particular people of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian origin, as well as at their deplorable living conditions resulting from such treatment. (art. 16) The State party should redouble efforts to protect ethnic minorities, in particular people of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian origin, from discriminatory treatment, including through increased awareness-raising and information campaigns to promote tolerance and respect for diversity. 23. While noting the adoption of the Strategy for the Advancement of Quality of Life for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Persons 2013–2018, and of the Law on Prohibition of Discrimination, which provides for protection against discrimination on the grounds of gender identity and sexual orientation, the Committee remains concerned at 7