31. 缔约方代表团解释说，虽然《刑法典》第 1 条仍包含含糊不清的条款授权将鞭刑、石刑和其他体罚作为刑事制裁，但这种惩罚在实践中并未适用。尽管注意到该解释，委员会仍然感到关切的是，这些处罚尚未按照委员会先前结论性意见(见 CAT/C/QAT/CO/2, 第 12 段)的建议废除。委员会还感到关切的是，有报告称，家庭、其他照料儿童和日托场所以及学校仍允许对儿童进行体罚(第 2、第 4和第 16 条)。
31. While taking note of the explanation given by the delegation that, although article 1 of the Criminal Code still contains vague provisions authorizing flogging, stoning and other corporal punishment as criminal sanctions, such punishment is not applied in practice, the Committee is concerned that these penalties have not yet been abolished, as recommended in its previous concluding observations (see CAT/C/QAT/CO/2, para. 12). The Committee is also concerned at reports that corporal punishment of children is still permitted in the home, in alternative care and day-care settings and schools (arts. 2, 4 and 16).