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legislation that is in line with international standards; (b) training professionals,
including in the application of international principles of mental health assessments;
(c) prioritizing the development of culturally appropriate community-based care of
persons with psychosocial disabilities; and (d) ensuring that mental health is included
in the health insurance programme of the State party.
35.
The Committee is concerned at tobacco addiction, which affects almost one third of
the State party’s population. The Committee also expresses concern at the provisions of Law
35/2009 on Narcotics which among others provide for the compulsory treatment of drug users
(art. 12).
The Committee recommends that the State party:
(a)
Conduct preventive awareness-raising on the serious health risks associated with
smoking and illicit substance abuse, targeting primarily youth and women, including in
rural areas;
(b)
Enact anti-tobacco legislation which prohibits indoor smoking in public
buildings and in the workplace and enforces a comprehensive ban on tobacco
advertising, promotion and sponsorship;
(c)
Bring Law 35/2009 on Narcotics into line with international human rights
standards;
(d)
Apply a human rights-based approach to the treatment of tobacco and drug
addiction, and provide appropriate health care, culturally sensitive psychological
support services and rehabilitation to such persons, including effective drug
dependence treatment such as opioid substitution therapy.
The Committee also encourages the State party to ratify the World Health Organization
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
Primary education, literacy rate and dropout rates among girls
36.
The Committee is concerned that the lack of education services or their poor quality
in some areas, including cases where teachers do not report to duty, leave the State party with
a large number of illiterate persons. It is also concerned that measures taken by the State
party, such as the deployment of less qualified teachers in remote areas, perpetuate the
discriminatory situation. Moreover, the Committee is concerned at indirect costs borne by
parents and at higher drop-out rates among girls (art. 13).
The Committee urges the State party to ensure quality and culturally adequate
education, especially in remote areas, including by ensuring that resources invested and
programmes such as the operational assistance for schools lead to effective enjoyment
of the right to education. The Committee also recommends that the State party ensure
that primary education is free of charge and that it take measures, including awarenessraising, to address school dropout among girls. Moreover, the Committee recommends
that the State party introduce, in consultation with local communities, education in local
languages where appropriate. The Committee refers the State party to its general
comment No. 11 (1999) on plans of action for primary education.
Higher education
37.
While noting the process of privatization of higher education, the Committee regrets
the lack of information on measures taken to ensure that higher education remains accessible
to all (art. 13).
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