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The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
12. Notes that Sierra Leone has enacted laws to promote and protect human rights,
including:
- the Anti-Human Trafficking Act (2005);
- the Child Rights Act (2007);
- the Devolution of Estate Act (2007);
- the Domestic Violence Act (2007);
- the Registration of Customary Marriage and Divorce Act (2009);
if; the Disability Act (2011);
-• the Legal Aid Act (2011);
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the Local Courts Act (2011);
the National HIV and AIDS Act (2011);
the Sexual Offences Act (2012); and
the Correctional Services Act (2015).
13. Commends the establishment of the following bodies/offices, to ensure the promotion
and protection of human rights:
- An autonomous Human Rights Commission;
- The Office of the Ombudsman;
- The Justice Sector Coordination Office;
- The Legal Aid Board;
- The Independent Police Complaints Board;
- The National Youth Commission;
- The Children's Commission;
- The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities;
- Family Support Units in all police stations;
- The HIV/AIDS Commission;
- The National Commission for Social Action, which ensures implementation of
reparations recommended by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
14. Notes the establishment of two rights based programs, the Agenda for Change and the
Agenda for Prosperity, which fully embrace the political, economic and social rights
guaranteed under the African Charter;
15. Lauds the Government following the statement by the World Health Organization on
07 November 2015, declaring Sierra Leone free of Ebola;
16. Notes the enactment of laws to promote equality, including the Domestic Violence
Act, the Disability Act, the Legal Aid Act, and the Sexual Offences Act, which include
provisions on equality before the law;
17. Takes notes that, as a result of the moratorium on the death penalty, no death sentence
has been carried out since 1998;
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