| No |
Recommendation |
Convention/Treaty Body |
| CRC-41 |
The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation (CRC/C/MDV/CO/3, para. 56) and with reference to the Committee’s General Comment No. 8 (2006) on corporal punishment it urges the State party:(a)To take all the necessary measures to ensure that persons who committed crimes while under the age of 18 are not subjected to any form of torture, including corporal punishment, and that corporal punishment as a disciplinary measure is prohibited by law in the home, alternative care settings, justice institutions, schools and workplace settings; |
Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| CRC-29(2) |
State party is encouraged to develop procedures and criteria to provide guidance to all relevant persons in authority, and especially those working in law enforcement, for determining the best interests of the child in every area and for giving it due weight as a primary consideration. |
Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| CRC-69(b) |
the Committee urges the State party: (b) Raise the age of criminal responsibility to an internationally acceptable standard |
Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| CRC 69(c) |
the Committee urges the State party: (c) Adopt without further delay the Juvenile Justice Act, ensuring that its provisions fully comply with the provisions and principles of the Convention as well as other international standards on the administration of juvenile justice, including hearing of the child during criminal proceedings; |
Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| CRC-69(e) |
the Committee urges the State party: (e) Promote alternative measures to detention, such as diversion, probation, mediation, counselling, or community service, wherever possible, and ensure that detention is used as a last resort and for the shortest possible period of time and that it is reviewed on a regular basis with a view to withdrawing it; |
Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| CRC-69(f) |
the Committee urges the State party: (f) In cases where detention is unavoidable, ensure that children are not detained together with adults and that detention conditions are compliant with international standards, including with regard to access to education and health services. To that effect, the Committee recommends that the State party make use of the technical assistance tools developed by the Interagency Panel on Juvenile Justice and its members, including the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), UNICEF, OHCHR and NGOs, and seek technical assistance in the area of juvenile justice from members of the Panel; |
Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| UPR - 141.80 |
Guarantee education for children in conflict with the law |
Universal Periodic Review |
| CAT-42(c) |
42(c) Conduct public awareness-raising campaigns about the harmful effects of corporal punishment; |
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment |
| CAT-42(d) |
42(d) Promote positive non-violent forms of discipline as an alternative to corporal punishment. |
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment |
| CAT-28(c) |
28(c) Monitor the use of pre-trial detention; ensure that pre-trial detainees are held separately from convicted prisoners, that juveniles are not held with adults; and ensure that pre-trial detention is used as a measure of last resort; |
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment |
| UPR - 141.79 |
Hasten the submission of the juvenile justice bill, aimed at establishing a juvenile justice and welfare system in the country |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.23 |
Continue promoting and protecting the rights of children |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.24 |
Consolidate measures taken to protect and promote the rights of children |
Universal Periodic Review |