18. Welcomes the enactment of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Sierra Leone
(Amendment) Act which establishes the right to appeal death sentences handed down
by the Court Martial, to the Court of Appeal;
19. Welcomes the designation of institutions, including the Complaint, Discipline and
Internal Investigation Department (CDIID) and the Human Rights Commission, to
receive complaints and conduct investigations on allegations of torture;
20. Lauds efforts undertaken to address human trafficking, including through
establishing the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Human Trafficking, the National
Taskforce on Human Trafficking and the Secretariat on trafficking of persons in the
Ministry ofSocial Welfare, Gender and Children's Affairs;
21. Notes that human rights education is included in the training for Police Officers and
the Army by the Human Resources Directorate;
22. Welcomes the establishment in 2013 of the Independent Police Complaint Board
(IPCB) which has the power to receive, investigate and monitor complaints from the
public, as well as to ensure accountability for human rights violations committed by
the police;
23. Commends the existence of a medical facilities in all correctional centres to ensure the
provision of health care to inmates, which is coordinated by the Medical Board for
Correctional Centres;
24. Welcomes the provision of preventive and health care treatment programs in all
correctional centres in the country, in line with the Sierra Leone Correctional Service
HIV/ AIDS Policy;
25. Commends the efforts to increase access to justice through establishment of local
courts under the authority of the Judiciary, through enactment of the Local Court Act;
26. Welcomes the enactment of the Legal Aid Act to ensure provision of legal aid services;
27. Welcomes the measures adopted to ensure protection of children in the justice system
provided in the Children and Young Persons Act;
28. Appreciates the efforts undertaken by the Inter-religious Council to mediate in the
conflict which occurred between Christians and Muslims in a village called Mambolo
in the Northern part of the Country and in Calaba town in the Western Area;
29. Takes note of the establishment of the Independent Media Commission to regulate the
activities of the media;