26. Commends the efforts of the Government of Uganda in sustaining the implementation of the Universal Primary Education (UPE) and the Universal Secondary Education (USE), resulting in a boost in the enrolment and retention of both male and female children in schools; 27. Commends the budgetary allocation by the Government of Uganda in the financial year 2011/2012, for the recruitment of 10,000 health workers, in order to boost human resources in the health sector; 28. Welcomes the construction of new regional health centres which have functional mental health units, to ensure that people with mental illnesses receive the necessary care and treatment; 29. Commends the Government on Uganda for commuting the death sentences of 224 inmates to life imprisonment, in line with the January 2009 ruling of the Supreme Court of Uganda in the Susan Kigula case - Constitutional Appeal 3/2006; 30. Welcomes the amendment of the rules of procedure of Parliament, in order to allow live televised coverage of parliamentary sessions; 31. Commends the allocation of funds towards the sensitization of the Ugandan population on their right to information as guaranteed under the Access to Information Act (2006), and also for developing in collaboration with CSOs the online platform “Ask Your Government“, to facilitate access to information by the citizenry; 32. Welcomes the proposal by the Uganda Law Reform Commission to repeal the provisions on criminal defamation contained in the Uganda Penal Code Act Cap 120; 33. Further Welcomes the continuous engagement by the Government with CSOs, towards amending the Access to Information Act, so as to align it with regional and international standards, and to strengthen the implementation of the Act and the oversight framework; 34. Notes with appreciation the cooperation by the Government of Uganda with the Commission through its Special Mechanism on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information, including its contributions to: the development of a model law on Access to Information for the African Union member States, the African Platform on Access to Information Declaration as well as the Global Principles on National Security and Access to Information; 6