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(b)
Provide adequate programmes of assistance and reintegration for sexually
exploited and/or trafficked children, who should be treated as victims and neither
criminalized nor penalized;
(c)
Approve and implement a national plan of action against sexual exploitation
and trafficking of children, taking into account the Declaration and Agenda for Action and
the Global Commitment adopted at the 1996 and 2001 World Congress against
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children;
(d)
Train law enforcement officials, social workers and prosecutors on how to
receive, monitor, investigate and process complaints in a child-sensitive manner that
respects the privacy of the victim;
(e)
Seek technical assistance from, among others, UNICEF and the International
Labour Organization (ILO).
69.
The Committee notes with concern that there were almost 5,000 reports of
disappearances in the context of cross-border trafficking between 2002 and 2005, 35.3 per cent
of which concerned children. In particular, the Committee expresses concern at reports of
disappearances of children in rural areas such as Ayacucho.
70.
The Committee, while noting the activities carried out by the State party in this
respect, recommends that it increase and strengthen its efforts to prevent child
disappearances, fully investigate those cases and prosecute those responsible.
Administration of juvenile justice
71.
While the Committee notes some progress in improving the juvenile justice system in the
country, including the fact that the Code on Children and Adolescents brought Peruvian
legislation generally in conformity with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, it is
concerned about:
(a)
The lack of juvenile courts or judges for persons below 18 in the interior
of the country;
(b)
The limited use of “diversion” in the juvenile justice system;
(c)
The poor conditions of detention, including the lack of recovery and social
reintegration programmes for children.
72.
The Committee recommends that the State party continue and strengthen its efforts
to bring the administration of juvenile justice fully 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 Beijing Rules), the United Nations Guidelines for