CRC/C/BOL/CO/4 page 12 (a) Adopt a strategy to ensure a process which takes into account the best interests of the child and the other general principles of the Convention for domestic as well as inter-country adoptions; (b) Prevent and prosecute irregularities in the process of adoption; (c) Respect the principles of the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption; (d) Provide the necessary human, financial and technical resources for these purposes. Abuse and neglect 49. The Committee is concerned about the high rate of domestic violence against children, which is often considered as an educative measure. It also reiterates the concern of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights at the high incidence of children in the State party subjected to physical and mental abuse (E/C.12/BOL/CO/2, para. 14(c)). 50. The Committee urges the State party to: (a) Strengthen public awareness campaigns and provide information, parental guidance and counselling with a view, inter alia, to prevent child abuse and neglect including through the Municipal Child Defence Offices and the municipal commissions for childhood and adolescence, media and traditional community leaders; (b) Ensure that professionals working with children (including teachers, social workers, medical professionals, members of the police, the Municipal Child Defence Offices and the judiciary) receive training on their obligation to report and take appropriate action in suspected cases of domestic violence affecting children taking into account the cultural diversity of the distinct indigenous and rural autonomies; (c) Strengthen support both for victims of abuse and neglect and the offenders in order to ensure their access to adequate services for physical and psychological recovery and social reintegration. 6. Basic health and welfare (arts. 6; 18, para. 3; 23; 24; 26; 27, paras. 1-3 of the Convention) Children with disabilities 51. The Committee notes with appreciation initiatives to ensure the rights of children with disabilities, such as the new Constitution of 2009 which recognizes their right to universal education without discrimination. Nevertheless, the Committee is concerned that children with

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