CRC/C/15/Add.113 page 11 (b) The absence of juvenile courts in some regions; (c) The situation of overcrowding in detention facilities; (d) The holding of minors in adult detention facilities in some regions; (e) The lack of reliable statistical data on the number of children in the juvenile justice system; (f) The inadequacy of regulations to ensure that children remain in contact with their families while in the juvenile justice system; and (g) The insufficiency of facilities and programmes for the physical and psychological recovery and social reintegration of juveniles. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Take additional steps to reform the system of juvenile justice in the spirit of the Convention, in particular articles 37, 40 and 39, and of other United Nations standards in this field, such as the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (the Beijing Rules), the United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (the Riyadh Guidelines) and the United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty; (b) Undertake all necessary measures to ensure that juvenile courts are accessible to children in all regions of the State party; (c) Consider deprivation of liberty only as a measure of last resort and for the shortest possible period of time, protect the rights of children deprived of their liberty and ensure that children remain in contact with their families while in the juvenile justice system; (d) Introduce training programmes on relevant international standards for all professionals involved with the system of juvenile justice; (e) Request technical assistance in the area of juvenile justice and police training from, inter alia, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Centre for International Crime Prevention, the International Network on Juvenile Justice, UNICEF and the Coordination Panel on Technical Advice and Assistance in Juvenile Justice. 38. Lastly, the Committee recommends that, in the light of article 44, paragraph 6, of the Convention, the initial report and written replies presented by the State party be made widely available to the public at large and that the publication of the report be considered, along with the relevant summary records and the concluding observations adopted thereon by the Committee. Such a document should be widely distributed in order to generate debate and awareness of the Convention and its implementation and monitoring within the Government and the general public, including NGOs. -----

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