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which guarantees due process of law for children and social and educational correctional
measures. In particular, the Committee reminds the State party that juvenile offenders
should be dealt with without delay, in order to avoid periods of incommunicado detention,
and that pre-trial detention should be used only as a measure of last resort, should be as
short as possible, and should be no longer than the period prescribed by law. Alternative
measures to pre-trial detention should be used whenever possible.
58.
With reference to children deprived of their liberty, the Committee recommends
that the State party incorporate into its legislation and practices the United Nations Rules
for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of 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, OHCHR, 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.
Optional Protocols
59.
The Committee encourages the State party to ratify and implement the Optional
Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child
prostitution and child pornography, and on the involvement of children in armed conflict.
9. Dissemination of documentation
60.
Finally, the Committee recommends that, in light of article 44, paragraph 6, of the
Convention, the second periodic report and the written replies presented 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 the 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 and the general public, including NGOs.
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