33. The Committee applauds the increasing and high education enrollment and
attendance rate for primary education. However, the Committee notes that the rate
of secondary education attendance is low. Therefore, the Committee recommends
the State Party to address the problem through various actions such as
comprehensive school reforms and reducing class size.
34. The Committee is aware that the State Party has adopted an inclusive education
policy. In this regard the Committee recommends the State Party to continue its
efforts in campaigning for children with disability to enroll in schools and to ensure
that a favorable physical and epistemic environment is created. Moreover, the
Committee recommends the State Party to provide teachers trained in special needs
education in order to minimize barriers in the learning process.
35. In respecting children’s right to play, leisure, and have cultural life as central to their
health and development, the Committee recommends the State Party to ensure that
all children have an environment sufficiently free from waste, pollution, traffic and
other physical hazards to allow them to circulate freely and safely within their local
neighborhood; have resting time appropriate to their age and development; have
leisure time free from other demands; and space and opportunities to play outdoors.
H. Special protection measures
Refugee, Migrant and Displaced Children
36. The Committee, while appreciating the legal protection accorded for refugee
children, noted that there are reports which indicate that refugees coming from the
Sub-Saharan countries are denied of refugee status without fair hearing; that the
health condition in the refugee camps is very poor; and mainly the support comes
from UNHCR and other non-governmental institutions. Therefore, the Committee
recommends the State Party to enhance its protection mechanism for refugee from
Sub-Saharan African Countries and the quality of service in camps. In addition, the
Committee recommends the State Party to ensure that asylum seeking, abandoned
and unaccompanied have access to basic education, health care and other services.
To this effect, the Committee recommends the State Party to collaborate with CSOs
to trace and unify unaccompanied children, to explore durable solutions, and to
provide psychosocial assistance.
Children in Conflict with the Law
37. The Committee noted with appreciation that the State Party is exerting efforts to
ensure that children in conflict with the law are protected and established various
organs who might undertake rehabilitation measures. In this regard, the Committee
recommends the State Party to provide mechanisms and structures outside the
prison to take care of minors in conflict with the law. In instances where detention is