some   which   Cabinet   had   given   policy   approval.   These   include   the   Intestate   Succession   Bill,   the   Property   Rights   of   Spouses   Bill,   The   Geneva   Conventions   Bill,   the   International   Criminal   Court   Bill,   the   Mental   Health   Bill,   and   the   Alternate   Dispute   Resolution  Bill,  which  is  before  Parliament.     With   respect   to   achievements   and   best   practices   the   Ghana   report   mentions   the   establishment  of  the  Police  and  Professional  Standards  Bureau  of  the  Ghana  Police  Service   in   2005.   It   also   mentions   capacity   building   and   training   by   the   Police   Service   for   over   100   police  prosecutors  to  sharpen  their  prosecutorial  skills.1  The  Attorney-­‐General  reports  that   it   has   established   in   January   2008,   a   Complaints   Unit   and   Hotline   where   abuses   of   fundamental  human  rights  by  the  Police  are  reported.     It   continued   that   the   Prisons   Service   is   changing   its   focus   to   become   more   of   a   correctional   service   that   focuses   on   reformation   and   rehabilitation.   A   pilot   scheme   has   begun   where   prison   inmates   are   given   formal   education   to   senior   secondary   school   level.   Government   has   also   imported   US$3   million   worth   of   equipment   for   the   use   of   vocational   training   in   prisons.  There  is  a  pilot  programme  with  the  University  Of  Cape  Coast  with  the  assistance  of   the   UNDP   to   provide   long   distance   tertiary   education   to   inmates   under   the   President’s   special  initiative  on  education.2     With  respect  to  civil  and  political  rights  it  reported  that  the  Electoral  Commission  of  Ghana   has  introduced  photo  identification  cards  and  tactile  balloting  for  the  blind.  On  the  right  to   health   the   Report   refers   to   the   setting   up   of   the   national   health   Insurance   scheme   under   the   National   health   insurance   act,2003(Act   650).   It   is   reported   that   a   little   over   nine   million   people  representing  48  percent  of  the  population  are  now  full  members  of  the  Scheme.       3.20.1 Pass  the  Domestic  Violence  Bill  and  Property  Rights  Bill   The   Domestic   Violence   Act   (DVA),   2007   has   been   passed.   The   Ministry   of   Women   and   Children’s   Affairs   (MOWAC)   and   the   Attorney   General’s   Department   are   still   working   on   the   Property  Rights  of  Spouses  Bill.     3.20.2   Adopt  programmes  to  domesticate  CEDAW  and  endow  it  with  force  of  law   Even   though   CEDAW   is   yet   to   be   domesticated,   a   number   of   laws   have   been   amended   to   further  strengthen  the  legal  framework  protecting  the  rights  of  women.  These  include:                                                                                                                             5 6 1 2 Human Rights in Ghana national report 2008 by the Ministry of Justice Note 7 9 56