phases, for improved condition in prisons where children are accommodated,
and for the development of a system which caters for their rehabilitation. There
are reported cases of abuse by police officers of children in conflict with the law.
The State needs to train and sensitize the police on how to deal with children in
conflict with the law.
Children of incarcerated parents or caregivers
49. The Committee notes that the State Party provides education and health care by
accommodating children below the age of 4 with their mothers. The State Party
does not provide protection for children above the age of 4. There is only one
Charitable Children Institution which provides care for children of incarcerated
caregivers who are beyond the age of 4. The Committee urges the State Party to
devise a mechanism in which the State can provide children of incarcerated
parents or caregivers who are beyond the age of 4 the necessary care and
support where they cannot be placed with family members. The Committee
refers its General Comment No. 1 on article 30 of the Charter to the State Party
for further guidance on children incarcerated with their mothers.
Children refugees
50. As indicated in the constructive dialogue by the State Party, the country hosts a
large number of refugees including children. The Committee encourages the
State Party to continue its effort to enhance protection of asylum seeking,
abandoned and unaccompanied children. The State should provide such children
with basic education, health care and protection.
Child trafficking and abduction
51. While the Committee appreciates the adoption of the Counter-trafficking Act, it is
concerned that nothing has been done on child prostitution. The Committee
commends the State Party for the code of conduct for hoteliers and tour
operators. The Committee further urges the State Party to fully implement the Act
and take effective measures to combat child prostitution as well as rehabilitating
and reintegrating child prostitutes.
52. The Committee takes note of the fact that there are children recruited in gangs
and armed groups and become juvenile delinquents. The Committee calls upon
the State Party to develop an action plan to prevent recruitment of children in
gangs and armed groups and to reintegrate those already recruited as required
by the Charter.
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