32. The Committee further urges the State Party to adopt an inclusive education
system where children with disabilities can be able to attend school in the formal
education system. The State Party should provide the necessary educational
materials, infrastructure facilities and seemly environment for children with
disabilities in schools.
H. Special Protection Measures
On children in situations of emergency
33. The Committee notes that State Party hosts a large number of refugees from
different countries. The Committee henceforth calls the State Party to ensure the
protection of refugee children. Refugee children should be provided with food,
health care service, education, and the maximum humanitarian assistance the
State can offer. The State should accord nationality to those unaccompanied
children whose nationality cannot be traced to another country. Birth registration
of foreign children born on Ethiopian territory should be assured.
On children in conflict with the law
34. The Committee commends the State Party for the establishment of child friendly
courtsand provision of education in prisons for children. However, the Committee
notes with concern that these child are imprisoned with adults. This situation
compromises their rehabilitation and development. The Committee thus urges
the State Party to establish a separate detention centre for children. The case of
juvenile delinquents should also be dealt with in closed court sessions. The
Committee encourages the Government to put in place a rehabilitation system for
children in the prison, to investigate measures to deal with children outside of
formal court proceedings (“diversion”), and responses to offending which
comprise alternative non- custodial sanctions as a first resort. The State party is
encouraged to develop laws, policies, and practices which see all forms of
detention of children being used as a last resort and for the shortest appropriate
period of time...
On children of imprisoned parents
35. The Committee calls the State party to assure that children of imprisoned caregivers are protected and provided with appropriate services. The Committee
advises the State Party to consider the Committee’s General Comment No. 1 on
article 30 of the Charter to be guided on the protection of children whose parents
or caregivers are imprisoned. The State Party is encouraged to popularise the
contents of General Comment no1 amongst duty bearers, including those
involved in justice processes, judicial officials, and prison authorities.
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