CAT/C/ATG/CO/1 practice its jurisdiction over cases of torture in compliance with article 5 of the Convention (art. 5). 32. The State party should ensure the exercise of universal jurisdiction over persons responsible for acts of torture. It should also provide information to the Committee on instances in which the Convention has been invoked in judicial decisions regarding extradition and universal jurisdiction, in accordance with article 5 of the Convention. Inadmissibility of statements made as a result of torture 33. The Committee is concerned at the absence of an express provision in domestic legislation establishing that evidence obtained through torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment is inadmissible (art. 15). 34. The Committee urges the State party to ensure, in law and in practice, that any statement resulting from torture is not invoked as evidence, and provide necessary training to the law enforcement and judiciary officials. Juvenile justice 35. While welcoming the adoption of the Child Justice Act 2015, the Committee is concerned that the minimum age of criminal responsibility is 8 years old and that the only alternative to conviction and imprisonment of juveniles is probation. The Committee is concerned at reports that juveniles are not detained separately from adults and regrets the lack of information on the State party’s plan to establish a separate detention facility for juveniles, as mentioned during the universal periodic review in 2016 (see A/HRC/33/13, para. 22) (art. 11). 36. The State party should amend the Child Justice Act 2015 to increase the minimum age of criminal responsibility. It should also use alternative measures to conviction and imprisonment for juveniles and ensure that imprisonment is used only as a measure of last resort for the shortest appropriate period of time, and is in accordance with the United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty (the Havana Rules), as recommended by the Committee on the Rights of the Child (see CRC/C/ATG/CO/2-4, para. 57). It should also inform the Committee of the current arrangements for the detention for juveniles, including with regard to the separation of juveniles from adults in any detention facility. Violence against women, including domestic and sexual violence 37. While commending the adoption of the Domestic Violence Act 2015 and the establishment of the Sexual Offences Unit within the police, the Committee remains concerned at the wide prevalence of violence against women, including domestic and sexual violence. It is deeply concerned about reports that two 13-year-old girls were sexually assaulted by police officers in October 2016. The Committee notes with concern that the Sexual Offences Act 1995 does not recognize rape within marriage except under limited circumstances and that numerous cases of violence against women perpetrated by their spouses remain unpunished (arts. 2, 12, 13 and 16). 38. The Committee urges the State party to: (a) Ensure that all cases of violence against women, including domestic and sexual violence, are registered by the police and promptly, thoroughly and impartially investigated and that those accused are prosecuted and, if found guilty, punished with sanctions proportionate to the gravity of their acts; (b) Amend the Sexual Offences Act 1995 to include marital rape, defined as non-consensual sexual relations between spouses, as a specific criminal offence with appropriate sanctions; (c) Provide specialized training for law enforcement and judicial officials on dealing with cases of violence against women, including sexual violence against children, as well as on identifying and providing redress to victims; 7

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