Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Second Periodic Report of the Republic of Benin education; the immunisation programme; efforts to strengthen border controls to prevent the trafficking in children and the activities of the village committee to combat human trafficking and efforts taken to reduce illiteracy. 18. Also welcomes the creation of the Ministry of Youth, Micro-Finance and Women and Youth Employment Affairs. 19. Further welcomes the creation of a National Committee on the Death Penalty to, inter alia, make recommendations on the future of the death penalty in Benin and notes the moratorium on the death penalty. 20. Appreciates the steps taken by Benin to improve the rights of children provided for in Article 26 of the Constitution, through the adoption of various Acts, which among other things reinforce the existing mechanism for the protection of women and children, establish a minimum age for marriage, impose an obligation on the Government of Benin to uphold the right of every child to free and basic education. In particular the African Commission welcomes the provision of the Act prohibiting the imposition of the death penalty on children. 21. Notes the ratification and domestication of all core labour instruments of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the establishment of Labour Offices in various districts of Benin for the effective implementation of these labour standards. 22. Further notes the development of the National Workplace Policy on HIV/AIDS, which provides rights-based guidelines to the Government, employers and employees for protecting the right and dignity of workers infected by HIV/AIDS. 23. Appreciates the efforts by the Beninese Government in supporting refugees in its territory. 24. Welcomes the invitation extended by the Delegation of Republic of Benin to the Chairperson of the Follow-up Committee on Robben Island Guidelines and the Special Rapporteur on Prisons and Conditions of Detention in Africa to visit prisons and gather information on the condition of detainees, and to assess the extent of the implementation of the Robben Island Guidelines. 45th Ordinary Session of the ACHPR 4|Page