CRC/C/NIC/CO/4 (c) Develop a nationwide education and awareness-raising programme for children on their rights and the steps to take if they experience abuse, including sexual abuse; (d) Provide child victims with protection from the threat of further abuse, including the availability of shelters, and ensure that the existing Helpline is available to all children in the territory, for all complaints; (e) Ensure that child victims have access to justice, including support to cover the costs of seeking justice and reparation, and obtain an effective remedy, and that the criminal justice system does not re-victimise them; (f) Prosecute and punish perpetrators appropriately in accordance with the gravity of the crime, without recourse to mediation; (g) Provide training to teachers, law enforcement officials, social workers, prosecutors and other professionals concerned on receiving, investigating and prosecuting complaints about abuse, including sexual abuse, in a child-sensitive manner; and (h) Consider the formulation of a National Plan for the Prevention, Care and Reparation of Violence against Children (including corporal punishment and sexual abuse) and the appointment of a focal point with overall leadership and coordination functions. 6. Basic health and welfare (arts. 6, 18 (para. 3), 23, 24, 26 and 27 (paras. 1-3) of the Convention) Children with disabilities 60. While welcoming the appointment of a Special Ombudsperson for Persons with Disabilities and the principle of inclusive education contained in the Education Law, which has resulted in doubling school enrolment of children with disabilities, the Committee is concerned at the deficiencies of the education system, including the training of teachers to address this challenge, weakness of early intervention and rehabilitation services, and the fact that a high proportion of children with disabilities does not have access to public health services. 61. In light of art. 23 of the Convention, the Committee’s general comment No. 9 (2006) on the rights of children with disabilities (CRC/C/GC/9) and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Develop family support mechanisms and awareness-raising activities for families and communities to enable them to help children with disabilities exercise their rights; (b) Ensure that the education system is fully equipped to implement the policy of inclusive education, by providing the appropriate financial and technical resources, and ensure that all children with disabilities have access to education; and (c) Build the capacity of health and social services to prevent, detect and provide care to children with disabilities and thereby support families and communities. 12

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