The 1999 Law on Child Labour prohibited the employment of minors under 16.

Involvement of Minors in Prostitution

Among the Arab education system, the gap between the genders was also in favor of the male minors, although the dropout rates of Arab female minors exceeded those of Jewish female minors.

Current figures indicate that 10 12 of the female minors in the care of the Service for Women and female minors of the Ministry of Social Affairs engage in prostitution, (approximately 45 female minors).

Nine of the victims were minors.

The major rehabilitation program for female minors is the Service for female minors in Distress of the Ministry of Social Affairs.

Current data shows that the number of female minors and male minors defined as active athletes (meaning participation in 18 games in group sports and participation in 3 4 recognized competitions in personal sports) is almost equal (9,641 female minors to 9,710 male minors) in all areas of sports.

The Committee recommends to the State party to ensure the protection of minors against economic and social exploitation and to take all necessary measures to combat and punish employment of children below the age of 15.

Female minors' entitlement to a matriculation degree was also higher and stood at 63 , compared with 49.5 of the male minors.

The curriculum is identical for female minors and male minors, yet some schools conduct the lessons separately.

Assistance to unaccompanied refugee minors

The park stipulated that minors should enter the park with company of adult guardians, who should be fully responsible for the minors' safety.

The percentage of those successfully completing the exams is equally high with the ratio higher among female minors than male minors (57 to 33 ).

Female minors' entitlement to a matriculation degree also was higher in this sector than male minors (56.3 and 44.7 , respectively).

Among the Arab education system, 91.7 of the female minors within the 12th grade age group took the matriculation exams, compared to 84 of the male minors.

In 2002, 84.3 of the female minors within the 12th grade age group (in the Hebrew education) took matriculation exams, compared with only 75.1 of the male minors.

The justice system for minors requires particular attention, as minors continue to be detained together with adults in police cells and prisons.

Most of the victims were minors, the youngest aged 2.

56 136. Assistance to unaccompanied refugee minors

58 150. Assistance to unaccompanied refugee minors

Female Minors Sports in the School System

In the area of justice for minors, a decree based on CRC principles had been enacted in 2000. It had allowed to abolish the death penalty, forced labour and handcuffing in the case of minors guaranteed them the right to the presence of a lawyer created courts for minors protected their intimacy and provided for freedom on bail for almost all offences committed by minors.

Draws attention to the specific situation of minors in waiting areas.

Two of the victims were minors, including a 13 year old boy.

Article 26 of the code forbids the expulsion of pregnant women and minors.

Substantive issues Arbitrary interference with family Protection of family unit Protection of minors

Rehabilitation Programs for Women and female minors in Distress

The cases involving women and unaccompanied minors were alarming.

Another program relates to advancing female minors in exact sciences and mathematics, encouraging female minors to choose these topics for their matriculation, and later in higher education.

The major requisite adjustments are separate schools classes for male minors and female minors, as in the Jewish religious school system, and adaptation of the curriculum to the cultural background of the Bedouin pupil.

Under article 167 of the Criminal Code, trafficking in minors is criminally punishable.

It was particularly alarmed at the execution of minors, including for morality crimes .

The dropout rates of male minors were higher, especially in the 11th grade.

Third party encouragement of prostitution and the engagement of minors in prostitution were prohibited.

Overall, the Service has treated 17,000 female minors in 2004.

In addition, the Tourism Act 2003 contained provisions protecting minors.

The majority of the victims were minors, some as young as 2 years old.

Initiatives aimed at encouraging Female Minors to enter the fields of Science and Technology

The Committee takes note of the information received on the national Commission for Minors.

Minors and protected adults are incapable of concluding contracts under the conditions prescribed by law.

Alleged rapes of minors, including very young girls, continue to be a very worrisome issue.

4. Stresses the importance of providing adequate resources for programmes of identification and tracing of unaccompanied minors

It was also explained that, officially, the prison did not hold minors.

Sexual practice with minors can constitute a criminal offense leading to conviction.

In six cases the victims were minors, the youngest 3 years old.