The Committee, lastly, recommends evaluation of implementation of the
National Action Plan 2008-2012 for combating violence against children and use the
lessons learnt to elaborate future action plans.
Article 17:
ADMINISTRATION OF JUVENILE JUSTICE
The Committee notes that, by virtue of the Child Act, no criminal proceedings
shall be instituted against a child in conflict with the law and the Act allows for special
measures to be taken to address cases of children of 12 to 18 years of age.
Moreover, the Act provides that any child found guilty by a criminal court of having
committed a crime shall not be sanctioned by such court; instead, a record of the
court proceedings shall be forwarded to a competent juvenile court to decide the
appropriate action to be taken on the matter of the child.
The Committee recommends to the Government of the Republic of The Sudan
to ensure that the procedures set forth in the Child Act on the trial of delinquent
children are duly applied.
It recommends to the Government of the Republic of The Sudan to establish
tribunals for children in all jurisdictions and appoint specialized judges thereto.
The Committee also recommends to the Government of the Republic of The
Sudan to create quarters for minors in detention centres where such quarters do not
exist and opt for punishment alternative to custodial sanction.
Article 18:
PROTECTION OF THE FAMILY
The Committee commends the Government of the Republic of The Sudan for
efforts it has deployed to provide social and psychological assistance to children
deprived of the family environment.
It notes with concern the increasing number of children with unknown
parentage abandoned by their parents in relation to the reception capacity of the
placement structures and the rate of mortality in the existing structures.
The Committee recommends to the Government of the Republic of The Sudan
to build children’s placement structures, equipped and adequately staffed for children
deprived of the family environment.
It also suggests that minimum standards be defined for the structures and
children reception homes, that family guardianship be emphasized and nannies
trained to that effect.
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