E/C.12/PAK/CO/1 thoroughly investigate all alleged cases of police abuse against unregistered Afghans and bring those found guilty to justice. Moreover, it recommends that the State party adopt legislative and policy frameworks to provide protection for refugees, asylum seekers and stateless persons in compliance with international norms and standards. Internally displaced persons 27. The Committee is concerned that millions of people have been displaced in the State party and that not enough data have been collected on internally displaced persons, nor has legislation or a comprehensive national policy on such persons been put into place. It is also concerned about the hardships faced by those living in camps for internally displaced persons, particularly those in situations of protracted displacement; the high risk of women and girls being exposed to sexual abuse, harassment and trafficking; and the slow resettlement process (arts. 2 and 11). 28. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Adopt a legislative and policy framework on internally displaced persons based on reliable data; (b) Improve the living conditions of internally displaced persons living in camps and ensure their access to health-care services, education and other public services; (c) Accelerate the resettlement process; (d) Protect women and girls from sexual abuse, harassment and trafficking, investigate any such cases, bring perpetrators to justice and provide the necessary assistance to victims. Persons belonging to minority groups 29. The Committee is concerned that persons belonging to minorities other than religious ones cannot enjoy their rights because the minority status of their groups has not been recognized under the domestic law of the State party (arts. 2 and 15). 30. The Committee recommends that the State party take urgent legal measures to recognize the status of minorities other than religious ones, including racial, ethnic and linguistic minorities, in order to enable persons belonging to all minorities to enjoy their relevant rights and benefit from the policies and programmes designed for the protection of minority groups. Members of the “scheduled castes” or Dalits 31. The Committee remains concerned at well-documented reports of the continuing de facto discrimination and segregation facing members of the “scheduled castes” or Dalits and the entrenched stigma and prejudice against them (arts. 2, 6 and 13-14). 32. The Committee recommends that the State party carry out a study on the situation of the “scheduled castes” or Dalits, with the participation of the members of that community and of relevant experts, and that it include information on the situation of Dalits in the country, including relevant statistical data, in its next periodic report. It also recommends that the State party take effective measures to eradicate stigma and prejudice against members of the “scheduled castes” or Dalits, including awareness-raising campaigns, and to combat discrimination against them, particularly in the employment and education sectors. Equality between men and women 33. The Committee is concerned at the provisions discriminating against women in the legislation of the State party. The West Pakistan Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Act, 1962, for example, which permits polygamy and provides that a daughter is entitled to receive only half as much inheritance from her parents as a son would receive, contributes to the large gender disparity in landownership. The Qanun-e-Shahadat Order (Law of Evidence), 1984, stipulates that the value of women’s court testimony is half that of a male witness. It 5