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68.
In the light of article 34 and other related articles of the Convention, the Committee
recommends that the State party further strengthen its efforts to identify, prevent and
combat trafficking in children for sexual and other exploitative purposes, including by:
(a)
Introducing provisions criminalizing trafficking in national legislation in
accordance with the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons,
Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against
Transnational Organized Crime of 2000;
(b)
Undertaking studies to assess the nature and magnitude of the problem;
(c)
Providing adequate and systematic training to all professional groups
concerned, including police, border guards, etc.;
(d)
Providing psychological counselling and other recovery services to victims;
(e)
Launching awareness-raising and prevention campaigns targeting in
particular children and parents; and
(f)
Seeking assistance from UNICEF, among others.
Administration of juvenile justice
69.
The Committee is concerned at the lack of information in relation to juvenile justice.
Furthermore, the Committee is concerned that:
(a)
Persons below 18 years of age are subject to the same criminal procedure as
(b)
Children may be held in remand pending investigation up to six months;
adults;
(c)
There is only one institution for persons under 18 in conflict with the law which
in practice are not always separated from adults;
(d)
Conditions of detention are inadequate;
(e)
Confessions are often extracted by force and used as evidence in court (see also
paragraph 36 above); and
(f)
Deprivation of liberty is not always used as a measure of last resort.
70.
The Committee recommends that the State party fully bring the system of juvenile
justice in line with the Convention, in particular articles 37, 40 and 39, and with other
United Nations standards in the field of juvenile justice, including the United Nations
Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (The Bejing Rules),
the United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (The Riyadh
Guidelines), the United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of Their