mothers to school and cases of banning pregnant girls from attending education and exams. 7.8. Special measures of protection i. Refugee/asylum seeking children and child trafficking: The Committee notes the establishment of the Liberian national police to investigate human trafficking cases and the launching of the National Action Plan Against Trafficking. The Committee also notes the placing of internally displaced children in safe homes or foster care while family tracing is ongoing as well as the provision of resettlement packages (Cash, food & non-food items) to returnees upon arrival or point of entries and to unaccompanied children. ii. Children in conflict with the law: The Committee notes the establishment of the Child Justice Unit under the Ministry of Justice; the development of Juvenile Diversion Guideline and subsequent launching of a Juvenile Diversion Program in all 15 counties to ensure that detention of children remain a matter of last resort, and that children are channeled away from formal judicial proceedings using restorative justice approach. However the Committee notes that children who are 16 years and above can be sentenced with capital punishment and the lack of separate facility for juveniles at Monrovia Central Prison. The Committee further notes that there is still only one juvenile court in the Country. iii. Children of incarcerated mothers/primary caregivers: The Committee notes that mothers in conflict with the law do not face incarceration for petty offences, and if the mother is incarcerated for other offences the child is given to immediate family member. iv. Sexual abuse and exploitation: The Committee notes the following developments in combating sexual abuse and exploitation; decentralization of Women and Children Police Services across the 15 counties with the establishment of 72 offices nationwide with officers trained locally and internationally on women and children protection and sexual and gender based violence; provision of psychosocial services to children, availability of free legal services for children in 7 counties; the establishment of additional two courts specialized on rape cases; and the launching of the Spotlight initiative with a 4 year plan and sensitization around the reporting mechanism. However the Committee notes that rape and other sexual abuse remains to be a critical issue in the country with 65% of the victims being adolescent,