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(e)
Provide legal assistance to children in conflict with the law throughout the
legal proceedings;
(f)
criminals;
(g)
Ensure that children with problematic behaviour are not treated as
Strengthen rehabilitation and reintegration programmes.
9. Optional Protocols to the Convention
55.
The Committee notes that the State party has not ratified the Optional Protocols to the
Convention on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and on the
involvement of children in armed conflict.
56.
The Committee recommends that the State party ratify the Optional Protocols to
the Convention on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and on
the involvement of children in armed conflict.
10. Dissemination of documents
57.
In light of article 44, paragraph 6, of the Convention, the Committee recommends that the
second periodic report and written replies submitted by the State party be made widely available
to the public at large and that the publication of the report be considered, along with the relevant
summary records and concluding observations adopted by the Committee. Such a document
should be widely distributed in order to generate debate and awareness of the Convention and its
implementation and monitoring within the Government, the Parliament and the general public,
including concerned non-governmental organizations.
11. Next report
58.
The Committee expects to receive the third periodic report from the State party,
which should not exceed 120 pages (see CRC/C/118), by 21 May 2006, date on which the
report is due.
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