Objective  7:  Promotion  and  Protection  of  the  Rights  of  Women   3.20   Legislation  to  protect  women’s  rights   Ghana  has  passed  a  number  of  legislation  and  ratified  various  conventions  aimed  at  protecting   women’s  rights.  These  include:   • Ratification  of  the  Convention  on  the  Elimination  of  All  Forms  of  Discrimination  Against   Women  (CEDAW);   • Adoption  of  the  Beijing  Platform  for  Action   • Adoption  of  the  African  Charter  on  Human  and  People’s  Rights     • Adoption   of   the   Millennium   Development   Goals   (MDGs)   as   part   of   Ghana’s   Development  Policy  Framework  (GPRS  II)   • Adoption   of   African   Union   Solemn   Declaration   on   Gender   Equality   and   Women’s   Empowerment   Ghana’s  Report  to  the  UNHRC     The  Universal  Periodic  Review  (UPR)  is  a  new  mechanism  established  by  the  United  Nations   Human   Rights   Council   (HRC)   to   monitor   the   human   rights   situation   in   each   of   the   United   Nations   (UN)   Member   States.   The   HRC   is   a   UN   charter   body   created   pursuant   to   the   UN   General   Assembly   Resolution   60/251   in   June   2006.   Each   State   must   submit   a   report   and   reports  may  also  be  submitted  by  other  relevant  stakeholders,  to  be  included  in  a  summary   submitted  by  the  Office  of  the  High  Commissioner  for  Human  Rights  (OHCHR).     The  review  dialogue  of  Ghana  took  place  on  the  afternoon  of  7th  May  2008  in  Geneva.  The   Government   of   Ghana,   Commission   on   Human   Rights   and   Administrative   Justice,   Commonwealth   Human   Rights   Initiative   (CHRI),   and   other   civil   society   organisations   involved  in  human  rights  advocacy  submitted  reports  to  the  United  Nations  Human  Rights   Council.  Provided  below  are  summaries  of  some  of  the  Reports  submitted  to  the  Council  on   Ghana.   • The   Report   enumerated   legislation   it   had   passed.   Some   laws   passed   during   the   period  under  review  include  The  human  trafficking  Act  of  2005,,  the  Criminal  Code   amendment  act  of  20079act  741),  the  National  Health  Insurance  Act,(Act  650),  the   Juvenile   Justice   Act,2003(act   653),   Representation   of   the   People’s   Amendment   Act   2006(Act  6990,  National  Identification  Authority  Act,2006  (Act  707),  the  Labour  Act,   2003(Act   651),   the   Transfer   of   Convicted   Persons   Act,2007(Act   743),   the   Domestic   Violence  Act,2007(Act  732),  The  Human  Trafficking  Act,2005(Act  694).     • The   Report   also   enumerated   laws   that   were   at   various   stages   of   enactment   and   55