Administration of Justice/Access to Justice
96. Intensify the recruitment process in the Judiciary in order to adequately address
the current human resource challenge;
97. Expedite the processes of assessing mentally ill persons remanded in prisons
and for the issuance of relevant orders by the Minister of Justice and
Constitutional Affairs for the release of such persons;
98. Establish a Victims Compensation Fund to enhance the Government’s efforts in
ensuring timely payment of the compensation to victims of human rights
violations;
99. Establish an independent civilian oversight mechanism on policing, as
recommended in ACHPR/Res. 103a(XXXX)06 on Police Reform Accountability
and Civilian Police Oversight in Africa, adopted during the 40th Ordinary
Session of the Commission;
Freedom of Expression and Access to Information
100.
Expedite the processes of amending the Access to information Act (2006)
(ATI Act), including reviewing the wide scope of exemptions thereunder, and
for putting in place in practice, an accessible, simple and transparent complaints
and appeals mechanism under the Act;
101.
by:
Expedite the process of effective implementation of the ATI Act, including
i.
Developing a standard uniform reporting format, that will facilitate the
process of Ministers reporting to Parliament on the implementation of the
Access to information Act (2006), pursuant to Section 43 of the Act;
ii.
Ensuring that all Government ministries and agencies produce manuals
of functions and index of records, which will facilitate access to
information, pursuant to Section 7 of the Access to information Act
(2006);
iii.
Training staff of all appointed information offices in all its ministries,
departments and agencies, on the establishment and running of effective
access to information regimes;
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