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(a)
The Convention on the Rights of the Child, on 13 July 1990;
(b)
The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights, on 17 June 1993;
(c)
The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, on 27 May
1999;
(d)
The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide,
on 7 September 2000;
(e)
The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant
Workers and Members of Their Families, on 7 September 2000;
(f)
The Constitutive Act of the African Union, on 23 April 2002;
(g)
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, on 14 July 2003;
(h)
The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, on 9
November 2004;
(i)
The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons,
Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against
Transnational Organized Crime, on 9 November 2004;
(j)
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, on 8 February
2008;
(k)
The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities, 8 February 2008;
(l)
The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the
sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, on 16 November 2011.
5.
The Committee also welcomes with satisfaction the legislative measures taken by
the State party to give effect to the Convention, in particular:
(a)
Decree No. D289/PRG/SGG/2011 of 28 November on the establishment of
the Code of Conduct for members of the military and security forces;
(b)
Act No. L/2008/011/AN of 19 August 2008 establishing the Children’s Code;
(c)
Act No. L010/AN/2000 of 10 July 2000 on reproductive health, which
prohibits female genital mutilation.
6.
The Committee welcomes with satisfaction the steps taken by the State party to
modify its policies, programmes and administrative procedures, including:
(a)
The establishment of a National Observatory for Democracy and Human
Rights by a decree of the Prime Minister dated 12 June 2008;
(b)
The establishment of a Ministry of Human Rights and Public Freedoms in
October 2012;
(c)
The formulation of a strategic plan to combat female genital mutilation
covering the period 2012–2016;
(d)
The establishment of a Provisional National Reconciliation Commission;
(e)
The establishment of a Working Group on legislative reform of the Criminal
Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Military Justice Code;
(f)
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The establishment of the National Strategy to Combat Sexist Violence;
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