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CRC/C/THA/CO/2
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(b) Conduct timely and adequate investigations of all cases of child abuse and
violence and to ensure that child victims of violence and abuse have access to adequate
counselling and multidisciplinary assistance for recovery and reintegration;

(c) Establish or expand services available for the physical and psychological
recovery and social reintegration of victims of sexual abuse as well as any other child
victims of abuse, neglect, ill-treatment, violence or exploitation;

(d) Take appropriate measures to prevent the criminalization and stigmatization
of victims, including through cooperation with non-governmental organizations;

(e) Carry out public education and awareness-raising campaigns of the
consequences of ill-treatment of children, addressing sociocultural barriers that inhibit
victims from seeking assistance; and

(f) Establish a data collection system for violence against children and conduct
further analysis of the issue with the aim of preventing and reducing this phenomenon.

46. In the context of the Secretary-General’s in-depth study on the question of
violence against children and the related questionnaire to Governments, the Committee
acknowledges with appreciation that the State party hosted the Regional Consultation for
East Asia and the Pacific, from 14 to 16 June 2005 and that it has submitted its written
replies to the questionnaire. The Committee recommends that the State party use the
outcome of the Regional Consultation on violence against children to take action, in
partnership with civil society, to ensure the protection of every child from all forms
of physical or mental violence and to generate momentum for concrete and, where
appropriate, time-bound actions to prevent and respond to such violence and abuse.

Children in prison with their mothers

47. The Committee notes with concern the high rate of women in prison in Thailand, some of
whom are pregnant or have children. The Committee is concerned that sentencing decisions do
not consistently take into account the best interests of the child and women’s role as mothers
with childcaring responsibilities. It also notes with particular concern that a pregnant woman
sentenced to capital punishment may be executed after her delivery. With regard to children
residing in prison with their mothers, the Committee notes that women with children are
separated from the general prison population, but expresses its concern about overcrowding,
poor conditions of detention and inadequate staff.

48. Where the defendant has childcaring responsibilities, the Committee recommends
that the principle of the best interests of the child (art. 3) is carefully and independently
considered by competent professionals and taken into account in all decisions related to
detention, including pretrial detention and sentencing, and decisions concerning the
placement of the child. It recommends that alternative care for those children who are
separated from their mothers in prison be regularly reviewed ensuring that the physical
and mental needs of children are appropriately met. Furthermore, it recommends that the