juvenile from adult offenders in all districts; trains judges, prosecutors and police; rehabilitates and reintegrates juvenile offenders. 50. Concerning minimum age of criminal responsibility, the Committee learned from the replies to the list of issues that children between the ages of 10 and 14 years are presumed to lack criminal capacity; however this can be rebutted during prosecution and hence these children could be prosecuted. The Committee recommends that the State Party complies with international standard of minimum age of criminal responsibility and raise it to the age of 12. 51. The establishment of Juvenile Training Center (JTC) for young offenders is commendable. However, the Center is only located in Maseru and cannot accommodate girls due to lack of appropriate facilities. As a result girls are being imprisoned with adults. The Committee urges the State Party to take prompt action to establish JTCs in all districts and provide the necessary infrastructure and facilities in the JTC in order to accommodate the girl child. Additionally, the JTC should be provided with enough funding and skilled human resource so that it can deliver a proper rehabilitation and reintegration of juvenile delinquents. Children in armed conflict 52. Even though the State Party report mentions that Lesotho is not involved in armed conflict, reports indicate that there is an armed conflict in the southern region of the State Party, Mafeteng. The Committee recommends that the State Party undertakes all the necessary measures to ensure that children are not being involved or recruited in the conflict; to provide protection and care for children affected by the conflict; and to ensure that schools are not used as military objects in the conflict. Children of imprisoned caregivers 53. The Committee noted that there is no legislative or policy framework to protect children of imprisoned mothers. Therefore it recommends that the State Party adopts a comprehensive legislation to protect the rights of children as well as to provide rules and regulations about children’s stay with their parents in the prison and their separation at 2 years of age. 54. The Committee recommends for the State Party to provide nutritious food; health care; and child friendly environment for children staying with their parents in the prison. As children who attained the age of 2 years will be separated from their parents, the Committee recommends that the State Party gives psychosocial support for the children. In case where there are no extended families and the children are placed in residential care facilities, the Committee encourages the State Party to ensure that children receive education, health care, and other social welfare services. Family reunification programmes should also be accompanied by psychosocial support. 11

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