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The Convention on the Rights of the Child has the force of law in Colombia. Article 93 of the Colombian Constitution grants the nation's international human rights treaty obligations the status of constitutional law.
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While the Committee is concerned over the rapidly rising number of children prosecuted in the regular justice system, the high number of children deprived of liberty and the detention of children in facilities which fail to comply with international standards and separation of children from adults. Furthermore, the Committee notes the lack of recovery and social reintegration programmes for children.
In this regard, the Committee recommends that the State party in particular:
d) Establish an independent child-sensitive and accessible system for the reception and processing of complaints by children and investigate, prosecute and punish cases of mistreatment committed by law-enforcement personnel and prisons guards;
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.
Edwin Acevedo Cogollo (Colombia)