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(b)
Ensure the improvement of the conditions of children living in prisons and
detention centres;
(c)
Develop centres for the rehabilitation of children in conflict with the law;
(d)
Prohibit the use of violence by law enforcement officials;
(e)
Ensure that the use of deprivation of liberty is used only as a measure of last
(f)
Guarantee prompt access to justice for children in pre-trial detention;
(g)
Develop alternative measures to deprivation of liberty;
resort;
(h)
Strengthen its training programmes on the relevant international standards,
for judges, professionals and staff working in the field of juvenile justice.
Furthermore, the Committee suggests that the State party consider seeking technical
assistance from, inter alia, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights, the Centre for International Crime Prevention, UNICEF and the International
Network on Juvenile Justice through the Coordination Panel on Juvenile Justice.
34.
Finally, in the light of article 44, paragraph 6, of the Convention, the Committee
recommends that the periodic report and written replies submitted by the State party be
made widely available to the public at large and that consideration be given to publishing
the report, along with the relevant summary records and concluding observations adopted
thereon by the Committee. Such a document should be widely distributed in order to
generate debate and awareness of the Convention, its implementation and monitoring
within the Government, the Parliament and the general public, including concerned
non-governmental organizations.
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