6. Measures to address status offences. Detention and punishment (Article 37) 131. Corporal punishment is not prohibited at home, alternative care settings, day care centers, schools and penal institutions. At home most disciplinary measures involve depriving children of TV, playtime etc. Some parents still do employ methods such as beating and tying up their children in order to discipline their children.220 There are reports of parents giving harsh punishment to children. Presently HRCM is investigating human rights violations of a case of 3 year old boy named Mohamed Ibthihaal who was found dead with serious injuries to his body.221 Disciplinary measures in schools includes: filling up a disciplinary form, suspension, detention (waiting after school), writing lines, and student kept standing/in a corner. 132. Juveniles are mostly arrested for drug related crimes. Other crimes include stealing and vandalism. Police refrain from arresting child offenders unless it is a major crime. On minor crimes such as traffic violations the children are let go after giving advice. 133. Police face difficulties due to lack of female officers when they need to conduct a strip search and seek assistance from the FCPU. 134. There are no real measures in place to detain children away from adult offenders. While they are given separate cells, the cells are all in the same block. There are no separate detention facilities for children under investigation and also serving a sentence.222 The Committee may wish to ask the government 1. Measures taken to establish detention centers for children 2. Measures taken to address corporal punishment of children 3. Measures taken to prevent child abuse 4. Measures taken to increase human resources and build capacity of caretakers of children in detention, investigating officers and prison officers as duty bearers for children. Page 31 of 39