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. 9

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