3.0.1 While many international codes and standards have been signed and ratified in the past, there were still some international standards and codes, instruments, protocols and conventions with a bearing on the protection and promotion of human rights that Uganda has not yet signed or ratified. These include: The Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1989) abolishing the death penalty; the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (2002); the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples‟ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (2003); African Union Non-Aggression and Common Defence Pact (2005). Others are the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (2007); Protocol of the Court of Justice of the African Union (2003); and African Union Convention for the Elimination of Mercenaries in Africa (1977). 3.0.2 Many of the international conventions, codes and standards that have been signed, ratified, domesticated and implemented have not been systematically disseminated to state and non-state stakeholders. Government has encountered challenges in awareness creation and popularisation of conventions, standards and codes. 3.0.3 After the conventions, codes and standards have been ratified, their dissemination and implementation is usually left to responsible parent ministries. To implement and initiate a process of integrating international conventions, standards and codes into policy legislation or specific actions, there have been calls for the Legal Division in the Department of Multilateral Organisations and Treaties in MoFA to be upgraded to a department. Guidelines are yet to be formulated for easy implementation of these conventions. 3.0.4 Government has made progress towards the domestication and adoption of International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions, codes and standards. However, there have been challenges faced by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development in translating them into simple language for the ordinary person to comprehend. 3.0.5 An inter-ministerial committee to work with the MoFA to monitor and ensure compliance has also not yet been set up. There have been delays in the recruitment of Desk Officers in all the relevant ministries, who will liaise with the lead agency to monitor and ensure compliance to