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and that his/her privacy is protected. TheState party should ensure that child victimsare provided with appropriate servicesfor care, recovery andreintegration. The Committee recommendsthat the State party continue itsefforts in training professionals workingwith and for children, including teachers,law enforcement officials, careproviders, judges and health personnelin the identification, reporting and managementof cases of illtreatment.40. The Committee requests the State partyto include in its next periodic reportinformation about the number of cases oftorture, inhuman and/or degrading treatmentof children reported to the authoritiesor relevant agencies, thenumber of perpetrators of such acts whohave been sentenced by the courts andthe nature of these sentences.Corporal punishment41. While noting the State party’s efforts toprohibit the use of corporal punishmentin schools, prisons, institutions andforms of childcare by implementing variousrelevant provisions, the prevalenceof corporal punishment in society givescause for serious concern. TheCommittee is concerned that a provisionfor corporal punishment is not includedin the Child and Youth Welfare Code andregrets that corporal punishment in thehome is not explicitly prohibited by law.42. In the light of its general commentNo. 1 (2001) on the aims of educationand the recommendations adopted bythe Committee on its day of generaldiscussion on violence against childrenwithin the family and in schools (seeCRC/C/111), the Committee reiteratesthat corporal punishment is not compatiblewith the provisions of theConvention and it is inconsistent withthe requirement of respect for the child’sdignity, as specifically required by article28, paragraph 2, of the Convention.Therefore, the Committee recommendsthat the State party prohibit by law allforms of corporal punishment in thehome, in schools and in private and publicinstitutions, in the juvenile justicesystem and the alternative care system.43. The Committee recommends to the Stateparty that it conduct a comprehensivestudy to assess the nature and extent69