A/HRC/28/68/Add.4
(c)
Ensure the separation of juveniles on remand from adults, in compliance
with international standards;
(d)
Provide additional training to the judiciary and officials of the Office of
the Attorney-General so that bail other alternatives to detention are considered for
children in conflict with the law, and ensure that imprisonment is only used as an
exceptional measure.
115.
With regard to women, the Government should:
(a)
Ensure that female inmates are protected from all gender-based violence
and sexual harassment;
(b)
Uphold the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners
and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) and
implement alternative measures, especially for women who are pregnant or have
dependents;
(c)
Prohibit the harmful practice of female genital mutilation by urging the
National Assembly to pass the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Bill, 2012 and
take the necessary steps to ensure that this law, the Domestic Violence Act and the
Sexual Offences Act are fully implemented to help eradicate gender-based violence.
116. With regard to mental care and psychiatric institutions, the Government
should:
(a)
Expedite the consultations regarding the draft disability act and ensure
that it contains the requisite legal framework to apply the Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities;
(b)
Regulate and supervise health-care practices, with a view to preventing
ill-treatment, and investigate and prosecute cases of alleged inhumane practices.
117. With regard to regional and international mechanisms, the Government
should:
(a)
Formulate a national action plan to prioritize and implement the
recommendations of the universal periodic review;
(b)
Implement the present recommendations and those contained in the
report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
(A/HRC/29/37/Add.2);
(c)
Implement resolutions 134 (2008) and 145 (2009) of the African
Commission on Human and People’s Rights and comply with and implement
expeditiously the judgements of the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of
West African States;
(d)
Allow unrestricted and full access to the Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights if it decides to send an investigation team, as
requested by the Government, to assist with the investigation of the Manneh and
Hydara cases.
118. With regard to assistance by regional and international mechanisms, the
Government could consider:
(a)
Inviting the Special Rapporteur on Prisons and Conditions of Detention
of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to follow up on the present
report;
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