means that children sent to such facilities lose contact with their family when taken outside of their region. 33. The Committee recommends that the State Party:  Advocate the use of detention as a measure of last resort and were children are detained due to pre-trial or punishment; they are not detained with adults;  Undertake to develop alternatives to custody to reduce the number of children in custody and also ensure that correctional centres are staffed with adequate personnel to provide for the rehabilitation needs of children and their education is not disrupted;  Specify that children cannot be sentenced to life in custody and devise a framework on custodial orders of children. Protection against Harmful Social and Cultural practices 34. The Committee commends the State Party for measures taken to protect children from harmful social and cultural practices. However the Committee notes practices such as betrothal of girls, FGM, child marriage, children ladled as witches and kept in camps still continue to occur. The Committee further notes the practice of infliction of tribal marks on the bodies of children for various traditional reasons which stigmatizes them and reduces their self-confidence along with violating their bodily integrity and can pose health risks. The Committee therefore recommends that the State Party ensures the strict application of laws prohibiting harmful social and cultural practices and enter into bilateral agreements with neighbouring states to prevent families travelling to practice FGM. Sexual Exploitation 35. The Committee commends the State Party for adopting measures prohibiting a range of sexual offences. However the Committee is notes that children as young as 9 years old are engage in sex tourism at tourist sites and business centres and there exists no specific legislation to address the sexual exploitation of children who voluntarily engage in prostitution leaving such exploitation being treated as any other. 36. The Committee further notes that despite reports of children being sexually exploited through social media platforms there currently exist no measures to address child abuse through the internet. 37. Hence, The Committee recommends:  The adoption of specific measures to address the growing phenomenon of child sexual exploitation which takes into consideration the investigation and prosecution of exploiters; 11