In a bid to strengthen the legal framework, there is need to carry out some lobbying to expedite the adoption of pending bills before the National Assembly in the area of human rights. The State should boost its efforts and continue the sensitisation campaign in collaboration with civil society organisations for greater ownership of national and international legal human rights instruments to usher in a true culture of the law in Benin. Strengthened good governance and the improvement of the legal and institutional framework are all steps which will go a long way to usher in true democracy and rule of law in Benin. - 29 -