law in post-conflict situations, through reform of the judiciary, the police and the penal system,
as well as juvenile justice reform;
6.
Invites Governments to provide for training, including anti-racist, multicultural and
gender-sensitive and child rights training, in human rights in the administration of justice,
including juvenile justice, for all judges, lawyers, prosecutors, social workers, immigration and
police officers and other professionals working in the field of administration of justice, including
personnel deployed in international field presences;
7.
Recognizes that every child and juvenile in conflict with the law must be treated in a
manner consistent with his or her rights, dignity and needs, in accordance with international law,
including relevant international standards on human rights in the administration of justice, and
calls on States parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child to abide strictly by its
principles and provisions and to improve the status of information on the situation of juvenile
justice;
8.
Notes the concern of the Committee on the Rights of the Child that, in all regions of
the world and in relation to all legal systems, the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of
the Child relating to the administration of juvenile justice are in many instances not reflected in
national legislation or practice, and welcomes the fact that the Committee makes concrete
recommendations concerning the improvement of national juvenile justice systems, including the
implementation of juvenile justice legislation;
9.
Encourages States that have not yet integrated children’s issues in their overall rule
of law efforts to do so, and to develop and implement a comprehensive juvenile justice policy to
prevent and address juvenile delinquency as well as with a view to promoting, inter alia, the use
of alternative measures, such as diversion and restorative justice, and ensuring compliance with
the principle that deprivation of liberty of children should only be used as a measure of last resort
and for the shortest appropriate period of time, as well as to avoid, wherever possible, the use of
pretrial detention for children;
10. Stresses the importance of including rehabilitation and reintegration strategies for
former child offenders in juvenile justice policies, in particular through education programmes,
with a view to their assuming a constructive role in society;
11. Urges States to ensure that, under their legislation and practice, neither capital
punishment nor life imprisonment without the possibility of release is imposed for offences
committed by persons under 18 years of age;
12. Invites Governments, relevant international and regional bodies, national human
rights institutions and non-governmental organizations to devote greater attention to the issue of
women and girls in prison, including issues relating to the children of women in prison, with a
view to identifying and addressing the gender-specific aspects and challenges related to this
problem;
13. Emphasizes that, when sentencing or deciding on pretrial measures for a pregnant
woman or a child’s sole or primary carer, priority should be given to non-custodial measures,
bearing in mind the gravity of the offence and after taking into account the best interest of the
child;
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