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(a)
Train judges in the administration of the juvenile justice system,
including on the application of non-custodial measures, in accordance with Act No.
8649 on the application of juvenile criminal penalties;
(b)
Improve detention conditions for persons below the age of 18, notably in
police detention centres, in accordance with international standards; and
(c)
Ensure that private and public media refrain from publishing any
information on the identity of children facing criminal charges, including pictures,
names and references to their places of residence.
Child victims and witnesses of crimes
85.
The Committee recommends that the State party ensure the protection of child
victims and witnesses, as well as their effective access to redress and reparation, that
legal and judicial procedures are enforced in a child-friendly manner, including
remedies available to children when their rights are violated, and that relevant laws
and practices take fully into account the Guidelines on Justice in Matters involving
Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime.
I.
Ratification of international human rights instruments
86.
The Committee recommends that the State party, in order to further
strengthen the fulfilment of children's rights, ratify the core United Nations human
rights treaties and their Optional Protocols to which it is not yet a party, namely the
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and
Members of Their Families, the Convention for the Protection of All Persons from
Enforced Disappearance and the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
J.
Cooperation with regional and international bodies
87.
The Committee recommends that the State party cooperate with the
Organization of American States (OAS) for the implementation of the Convention and
other human rights instruments, both in the State party and other OAS member
States.
K.
Follow-up and dissemination
Follow-up
88.
The Committee recommends that the State party take all appropriate measures
to ensure that the present recommendations are fully implemented by, inter alia,
transmitting them to the President, the Legislative Assembly, relevant ministries,
PANI, the Supreme Court, and to local authorities for appropriate consideration and
further action.
Dissemination
89.
The Committee further recommends that the fourth periodic report and the
written replies of the State party and the related recommendations (concluding
observations) be made widely available in the languages of the country, including (but
not exclusively) through the Internet, to the public at large, civil society organizations,
media, youth groups, professional groups and children, in order to generate debate
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