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37.
The Committee recommends that the State party:
(a)
Investigate thoroughly all allegations of torture and ill-treatment, in
particular within the juvenile justice administration by public officials;
(b)
Strengthen measures to encourage reporting of instances of torture and
ill-treatment and ensure that perpetrators are rapidly brought to justice;
(c)
Provide the victims of such abuses with physical and psychological recovery
and social reintegration and compensation and protect them from stigma and
re-victimization;
(d)
Undertake systematic training programmes and awareness-raising
campaigns at the national and local levels, addressed to all professionals working with and
for children, in particular teachers, judges, parliamentarians, law-enforcement officials,
government administration, local authorities, personnel working in relevant institutions,
health personnel, including psychologists and social workers, on prevention and protection
against torture and other forms of ill-treatment.
4. Family environment and alternative care
(arts. 5; 18, paras. 1-2; 9-11; 19-21; 25; 27, para. 4; and 39 of the Convention)
Alternative care for children
38.
The Committee, while noting the low rate of institutionalization, is nonetheless
concerned at the situation of children placed in alternative care and that many of them are placed
in institutions due to the economic difficulties of their families. Furthermore, the Committee is
concerned at the lack of resources, including adequately trained professionals in the alternative
care system.
39.
The Committee recommends that the State party:
(a)
Increase its efforts to provide material assistance and support to
economically and/or socially disadvantaged children and their families, including through
implementing poverty reduction strategies and community development projects with the
participation of children, in accordance with article 27 of the Convention;
(b)
Ensure that poverty as such does not lead to the separation decision and to
the out-of-home placement;
(c)
Provide adequate training to all professionals working in the alternative care
system and provide adequate resources to that effect;
(d)
Provide complaints mechanisms for children in institutions and ensure that
they deal with complaints effectively and in a child-sensitive manner;
(e)
Provide information in its next report on measures taken and results
achieved towards returning children in out-of-home care back to their families, when
appropriate.