CAT/C/SEN/CO/3 (a) Monitor very closely the situation of talibés in order to protect them from ill-treatment and exploitation by punishing those responsible and setting up mechanisms to monitor and help such children, as well as a complaints mechanism to allow them to inform the authorities of cases of abuse; (b) Set up a support system to give talibés access to physical and mental health services. It should provide the Committee with information on other specific measures, including the number of cases identified, the investigations and prosecutions conducted, the sentences handed down to the perpetrators and the return of talibés to their families; (c) Amend the Family Code, particularly article 285, to explicitly ban corporal punishment anywhere at all, including in the home, and punish offenders in accordance with the law, while offering legal protection and psychological help to child victims. Trafficking in persons 16. Despite the legislative and administrative efforts made, the Committee is concerned that the State party remains a country of origin, transit and destination for trafficking in persons, particularly for forced labour and sexual exploitation (arts. 2, 12, 13, 14 and 16). The State party should take effective measures to eliminate trafficking in persons and afford greater protection to victims. It should also devote more resources to prosecuting and punishing the perpetrators and providing legal, medical and psychological assistance to the victims. Conditions of detention 17. The Committee is concerned about reports of overcrowding in some prisons, including those in Dakar, Kaolack and Tambacounda (art. 11). The State party should redouble its efforts to reduce prison overcrowding, by, among other things, giving preference to alternatives to imprisonment where feasible in light of the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures (Tokyo Rules). Administration of justice 18. The Committee notes the efforts made by the State party to facilitate community justice by establishing legal advice centres. However, it is concerned by the lack of independence of the courts. The Committee notes the limited number of jurists working as lawyers. It is concerned that having fewer than 400 lawyers in a country with a population of over 11 million impedes access to justice (arts. 2, 11, 12, 13 and 16). The State party should continue to study ways to reform the High Council of the Judiciary and should strengthen the independence of judges by upholding the principle of security of tenure for judges. The State party should take practical steps to increase the number of people working in the justice system, including lawyers. Juvenile justice 19. Despite the existing juvenile justice mechanisms, the Committee is concerned that there are not enough specialized judges and courts to meet all the challenges related to the promotion and protection of children’s rights in the State party (arts. 2, 11, 12, 13 and 16). 6 GE.13-40312