practice in schools, homes and in alternative care settings. Children fall out with their parents and move out of the home or dropped out of school as a result of corporal punishment. And the situation is not monitored and documented to reflect its magnitude and impact on children. Further, domestic violence is often regarded as an issue of family affairs, and mostly not dealt within the judicial settings. Thus the Committee recommends the State Party to ensure that corporal punishment is expressly prohibited by law and adequate mechanisms be put in place to monitor and enforce the law. It recommends the State to strengthen its enforcement institutions to be able to promote prevention of corporal punishment and domestic violence and more importantly to be able to effectively investigate and prosecute violence against children. The Committee also recommends Liberia to provide adequate protection for child victims of violence particularly those whose cases are going through legal proceedings by arranging free access to legal assistance, psychosocial and medical therapy and treatment for their quick recovery. On Parental guidance The Committee commends the inclusion of provisions that guarantee the rights of children to parents and the rights of parents over their children in the newly enacted Children’s Law and the importance given to children’s relationship with the family under the 2009National Social Welfare Policy. However, the Committee has a concern about the issue of children separated from their families, those living in the streets and disowned children who don’t get any maintenance from their father. Henceforth, the State Party shall offer a support for parental guidance and reunification system for disowned children and those separated from their families. On alternative care The Committee appreciates the launching of the Alternative Care Standard to serve as a policy guide to regulate alternative care arrangements for children. But there are indications that residential care institutions that were classified by the Independent Accreditation Committee (IAC) as substandard and not meeting government's standards continue to exist and receive subsidies from the government. Therefore, it is recommended to reinforce the alternative care monitoring mechanism, to prioritize family unit care system and have orphanages and other alternative care homes as a last resort. On family reunification The Committee appreciates the establishment of the Liberia Repatriation, Reunification and Resettlement Commission (LRRRC) to work with the international community in 7