CRC/C/BGD/CO/4 page 11 information, materials and marketing practices that undermine the welfare and dignity of children. Torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Death penalty 46. The Committee reiterates its concern regarding capital punishment for children and its retroactive application for persons who had committed offenses when they were children between the ages of 16 to 18 years old which contradicts article 37 (a) of the Convention. 47. The Committee recommends that the State party take immediate steps to halt the imposition of death penalty for crimes committed by persons under 18 and abolish the death penalty. Corporal punishment 48. The Committee remains concerned about the ineffective implementation of existing laws to prevent corporal punishment and the existence of certain regulations in schools that permit forms of corporal punishment. Furthermore, the Committee is concerned that although the Constitution prohibits cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, children continue to be victims of corporal punishment and other forms of cruel and degrading treatment because of its acceptance in law and in society. 49. The Committee recommends that the State party take the necessary actions to stop corporal punishment and other cruel or degrading forms of punishment currently widely accepted and practiced and inter alia: (a) Enforce existing laws to explicitly prohibit corporal punishment; (b) Raise public awareness of this prohibition in order to transform societal attitudes towards the disciplining of children and to prevent corporal punishment at home, in schools, institutions and workplaces; (c) Provide training and advocacy to promote alternative, non-violent forms of discipline in the family, schools, institutions and communities; (d) Ensure that all cases of corporal punishment are investigated and perpetrators are brought to justice. Follow-up to the United Nations Study on violence against children 50. With reference to the United Nations Study on violence against children (A/61/299), the Committee recommends the State party to: (a) Take all necessary measures to implement the United Nations Study on violence against children, taking into account the outcome and recommendations of the Regional Consultations for South Asia (held in Pakistan, from 19-20 May 2005);