A/HRC/28/68 (h) To prohibit laws, policies and practices that allow children to be subjected to adult sentences and punishments, and to prohibit the death penalty and life imprisonment in all its forms; (i) To provide additional training to the judiciary so that bail, probation and alternative measures to detention are considered; (j) To establish clear guidelines for law enforcement agencies dealing with children; in particular, not to detain children in law enforcement establishments for more than 24 hours; to establish a formal obligation to notify a relative or caregiver about his or her detention regardless of whether the child requests that this be done, except if not in the bests interest of the child; to ensure access to a lawyer and a medical doctor; and never to subject children to police questioning without the presence of a lawyer and, in principle, his or her caregiver; (k) Not to detain children in law enforcement establishments for more than 24 hours, and only in child-friendly environments; (l) To amend legislation to require a presumption of community living, with support, as the favoured policy, for children with disabilities; (m) To ensure that immigration detention is never used as a penalty or punishment of migrant children, including for irregular entry or presence, and to provide alternative measures to detention that promote the care and well-being of the child; (n) To prohibit the use of immigration detention as a method of control or deterrence for migrant children; (o) To ensure that unaccompanied migrant children are immediately provided with guardianship arrangements; (p) To take into consideration any trauma or exposure to torture or other forms of ill-treatment that child migrants have experienced prior to being detained; (q) To establish appropriate and confidential complaint mechanisms for all children deprived of their liberty, to provide all necessary support, including legal aid, information, representation and assistance, to guarantee access to justice for children who have been tortured or ill-treated while deprived of their liberty, and to ensure the safety and security of all children who file a complaint; (r) To establish independent monitoring mechanisms at all places of deprivation of liberty, including places run by private actors, through regular and unannounced visits, and to include civil society organizations in the monitoring of places of deprivation of liberty; (s) To transfer the oversight of all places of deprivation of liberty of children from justice, law enforcement or border management authorities to those responsible for child protection; (t) To collect quantitative and qualitative data on of children deprived of their liberty, and to elaborate and publish the State��s plans for children deprived of liberty; (u) To support the global study on children deprived of their liberty, prepared pursuant to General Assembly resolution 69/157, and the appointment of an independent expert to lead the study. 86. With regard to conditions during detention, the Special Rapporteur calls upon all States: 20

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