Page 59  No. 474/MINJUSTICE and 0013/MINAS of 30 November 2007, on the appointment of Assessors;  No. 475/MINJUSTICE and 0014/MINAS of 30 November 2007, on the appointment of delegates concerned with release on probation. - The organization of training seminars in juvenile justice, with UNICEF support, for magistrates, criminal intelligence officers, prison officers and social workers in Yaoundé in 1998, in Ngaoundéré in 2002 and 2004, Garoua in 2004, Kribi in 2003 and 2007, Douala in 2006, Bertoua in 2007, Limbe in 2007, Bamenda in 2007, Bafia in 2008 and Garoua in 2009. The resource persons trained participants in the national and international legal instruments in the juvenile justice distribution chain; - Putting together a collection of all the laws on children in Cameroon; - Decree 92/052 of 27 March 1992 on the Prison System in Cameroon, which provides that minors in prison should be separated from adults so as not to undermine their reintegration into the society; - Decree 2001/109/PM of 20 March 2001 on the organization and functioning of public institutions for the guidance of children and rehabilitation of social misfits; - Act 2005/007 of 27 July 2005 on the criminal procedure code, which dedicates a whole section to the prosecution and trial of juveniles; - Decree 2009/0301/PM of 23 February 2009 on the creation and functioning of the Bepanda Rehabilitation Centre for minors in Douala which cares for children in conflict with the law; 2) Children deprived of liberty including all forms of detention, imprisonment or placement in any type of custody and compliance with the provisions of Article 5 (3) of the Charter which excludes the death penalty for children The improvement of the care system for children deprived of liberty is a priority for the Government. In this connection, concern about the proper monitoring and assessment of the relevant public facilities has led to the signing of Decree No. 2001/109/PM of 20 March 2001 on the organization and functioning of public institutions for the care of children and the rehabilitation of social misfits. The work of these bodies has thus been harmonized and is more closely monitored, thereby significantly limiting inconsistent actions and abuses.

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