(a) To expedite its work on reform of the system of juvenile justice in order for children to be tried under a specific juvenile justice system and not the ordinary justice system

The Committee welcomes the establishment of a specific juvenile justice system under the Law on Juvenile Justice of 19 April 1996.

C. Juvenile justice

Administration of juvenile justice

The Committee is deeply concerned about the lack of a juvenile justice system in the country.

Juvenile justice reform in Lebanon

Three new projects in justice and the rule of law support the master plan of the Afghan Judicial Reform Commission in the reform of the criminal justice system, the penitentiary system and the juvenile justice system.

(c) Ensure that all offenders under the age of 18 are tried under the juvenile justice system

It has been difficult for some countries in the Caribbean to employ restorative processes for juvenile offending in part because an established juvenile justice system is lacking.

(i) Introduce training programmes on relevant international standards for all professionals involved in the system of juvenile justice

(e) Seek technical assistance in developing and enforcing the juvenile justice system from, inter alia, UNICEF and OHCHR.

(c) Undertake training programmes on relevant international standards for all professionals involved in the system of juvenile justice

(b) To support appropriate investigations throughout Somalia in order to combat impunity, to bring perpetrators to justice, and to establish an effective, efficient and non gender biased justice system, including the juvenile justice system

(d) Improve training programmes on relevant international standards for all professionals involved with the system of juvenile justice and

Furthermore, at the national level, a juvenile justice inter agency working group has been created to promote action on juvenile justice areas.

Progress was made in juvenile justice reform in Eastern Europe.

Efficient administration of juvenile justice was hampered by the absence of a coordinating body and the lack of an effective system for gathering information.

We affirm our determination to pay particular attention to juvenile justice.

(b) Provide adequate training to those responsible for administering juvenile justice

Juvenile Justice in the Americas , United Nations, Reno, Nevada, May 1979.

We affirm our determination to pay particular attention to juvenile justice.

United Nations Coordination Panel on Technical Advice and Assistance in Juvenile Justice

(g) Ensure that children remain in regular contact with their families while in the juvenile justice system, notably by informing parents when their child is detained

The Committee is concerned that the State party has not yet established specific procedures and courts to deal separately with juvenile offenders under the justice system.

15. Encourages the independent expert for the United Nations study on violence against children to address in his final report the prevalence of violence in the juvenile justice system

The Juvenile Justice Code and the Law on Prisons and Detention Centres were also adopted.

(e) Ensure that children deprived of their liberty remain in regular contact with their families while in the juvenile justice system, notably by informing parents when their child is detained

However, in December 2001 the President of Pakistan announced the commutation of the death sentences imposed on all 125 young offenders before the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance came into force.

In 2004, over 70 per cent of UNICEF country offices were active on juvenile justice issues.

6. Welcomes the increased number of technical assistance projects in the field of juvenile justice, reflecting an increased awareness among Member States of the importance of juvenile justice reform in establishing and maintaining stable societies and the rule of law

7. Welcomes the increased number of technical assistance projects in the field of juvenile justice, reflecting an increased awareness among Member States of the importance of juvenile justice reform in establishing and maintaining stable societies and the rule of law

The meeting will include a general debate on juvenile justice reform in societies emerging from conflict and in countries with economies in transition and a presentation of a number of juvenile justice products developed by the different members in that area.

Juvenile justice was placed in the context of ensuring social justice for all children, and crime was examined in relation to abuse of power.

Several speakers also discussed an array of initiatives relating to juvenile justice, as well as measures designed to discourage youth crime and address juvenile delinquency in a holistic and comprehensive manner.

Penal Reform International provides region wide technical assistance on juvenile justice in the Middle East and North Africa.

They stress that most current juvenile justice systems are more punitive rather than corrective, which is detrimental to rehabilitation.

(d) Request technical assistance in the area of juvenile justice and police training from, among others, OHCHR and UNICEF.

(f) Request technical assistance in the area of juvenile justice and police training from, inter alia, OHCHR and UNICEF.

Interest has also been expressed by the Government of Viet Nam in assistance in the area of juvenile justice.

Current projects cover a variety of areas, including juvenile justice reform, penal reform and victim support, as described below.

The justice system

5. Also welcomes the strengthening of the Interagency Panel on Juvenile Justice, and encourages the members of the Panel to further increase their cooperation, in order to enhance the capacity of the Panel to respond favourably to requests for technical assistance in the field of juvenile justice

In the period 1996 1997, a juvenile justice reform programme was put in place that included the establishment of a department for minors within the Ministry of Justice.

6. Encourages the efforts of the Government of Cambodia to improve further the health conditions of children and their access to education, to promote free and accessible birth registration and to establish a juvenile justice system

Indicators on juvenile justice and formal care were developed by a wide range of partners and field tested in 2004.