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44.
In light of article 28 of the Convention, the Committee recommends that the State
party undertake appropriate measures to ensure regular attendance at schools and the
reduction of drop-out, including by continuing the “School is waiting for you” campaign
carried out by the National Centre for Protection of Children’s Rights to inform society of
the need to ensure that all children attend primary school, and to assist local governments
in their work to implement regulations on registration of children. Further, it encourages
the State party to undertake measures to facilitate the regular attendance at school of
children from poor and/or dysfunctional families.
7. Special protection measures
Administration of juvenile justice
45.
The Committee is concerned that the juvenile justice system is not fully in compliance
with the Convention and that the justice system as a whole is not efficient. In particular, it
expresses its concern at reports of juvenile offenders spending long periods in pre-trial detention
because the justice system is overloaded. Further, it expresses its concern at cases of juvenile
offenders kept in adult prison facilities and that there are no programmes for their rehabilitation
and reintegration into society.
46.
The Committee recommends that the State party review its law and practices
regarding the juvenile justice system in order to bring it into full compliance with the
Convention, in particular articles 37, 40 and 39, as well as with other relevant international
standards in this area, such as the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the
Administration of Juvenile Justice (the Beijing Rules) and the United Nations Guidelines
for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (the Riyadh Guidelines), with a view to
ensuring child-friendly practices by the police and other levels of the juvenile justice system
and the separation of juvenile and adult offenders in prison. In particular, it reminds the
State party that juvenile offenders should be dealt with without delay and that pre-trial
detention should not be longer than the period prescribed by law and should be used only
as a measure of last resort. Alternative measures to detention should be used whenever
possible. The Committee recommends that the State party incorporate into its legislation
and practices the United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of Their
Liberty, in particular to guarantee them access to effective complaints procedures covering
all aspects of their treatment, and take appropriate rehabilitative measures to promote the
social reintegration of the children involved in the juvenile justice system. Finally, the
Committee recommends that the State party seek assistance from, among others, the Office
of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Centre for International
Crime Prevention, the International Network on Juvenile Justice and UNICEF, through
the United Nations Coordination Panel on Technical Advice and Assistance on Juvenile
Justice.
Sexual exploitation and trafficking
47.
The Committee notes with concern that prostitution is rapidly spreading among minors
and that the only rehabilitation programmes available are short term.