business of senior officials, regulation on these matters was strengthened in part with the
passing and entry into force of a Law on Public Integrity which strengthens the issue of
separation of private and public business mainly in the new areas of business of political
and economic elite. The effective implementation of anticorruption package may lead to
the reduction of these practices and others where there is no clear cut-off between public
and private business.
70. However, the challenge remains towards: creating greater capacity for oversight
institutions for statements of assets in Mozambique. The TA and other bodies that are
involved in this process, such as the Prosecutor should begin the process of training its
staff to the reception and inspection of property statements.
71. With regards to the APR Panel´s recommendation to harmonize legislation on
anticorruption with the African Union Convention and to the SADC Protocol on
Corruption, the Government has been working on “Anticorruption Legislative Package”
which aim is to harmonize national legislation with international legal instruments on
combat against corruption, which takes cognise the UN Convention on Anticorruption,
the SADC Protocol Against Corruption and the AU Convention Against Corruption.
72. It should be noted that in addition, SADC Protocol against Corruption has already been
ratified by the Parliament and it is in force in Mozambique according to article 18 of the
Constitution and in line with other universal and continental instruments against
corruption. However, it should be stressed that corruption is a crosscutting phenomenon;
therefore, it continues to be a huge challenge for the whole country despite the
legislative packages and the creation of repressing mechanisms to fight corruption.
Objective 7: To Promote and Protect the Rights Women
The APR Panel recommended the approval of a Law Against Domestic Violence and the
launch of a multi-sectorial campaign for the sensitization on the causes of domestic violence
and ways of preventing it (i); capacity building for the police sectors that deal with the cases
of violence against women (ii); inclusion in the training police programme of issues related to
domestic violence and gender (iii); strengthening of prevention mechanisms for smuggling of
women, children and body organs (iv)
73. With regards to the recommendation of the APR Panel to pass a Law Against Domestic
Violence and the launch of a multi-sectorial campaign for the sensitization on the causes
of domestic violence and ways of preventing it, it should be noted that in July 2009 the
Parliament passed Law 29/2009, of 29 September (Law on Domestic Violence) which
resulted from a proposal by the civil society and accepted by the Parliament. The
pertinence of this law was included in the 2000 Government Agenda through a petition
made by organizations that women’s´ human rights, headed by Fórum Mulher (Women´s
Forum) (www.oxfamsol.be).
74. Furthermore, various organizations have been working on sensitizing the population on
the need to combat the cases of domestic violence, such organizations included the
League of Human Rights and Mozambican Association of Women in Legal Careers
(Associação das Mulheres Moçambicanas de Carreira Jurídica), who also provide legal
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