PART THREE: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE 14TH PERIODIC REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE 360. Following the presentation of the 14th periodic report on the implementation of the ACHPR in November 2017, the Commission made several recommendations to our country. In the following development, responses have been provided for each of the recommendations regarding their current status of implementation. I. RATIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS A. Ratify the regional and international human rights instruments that have not yet been ratified for an enhanced promotion and protection of human rights, particularly: At the regional level : 361. The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa of 2003 was signed by Niger but it has still not been ratified due to some cultural bottlenecks which have to be streamlined. 362. The Additional Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Older Persons of 2016 has also not yet been ratified but since the seminar held from 5 to 6 July 2019 in Kigali to raise awareness among the State to sign and ratify it, Niger has embarked on a process to sign it within a very short period. The Ministry of Justice which is responsible for the follow-up of the implementation of the recommendations of treaty bodies and the UPR has already informed its counterparts concerned by the issue in order to initiate prior consultations to the ratification. Furthermore, a draft bill on the protection of older persons is in the pipeline for adoption. At the international level: 363. The Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the Abolition of the Death Penalty of 1989 has not also been ratified but in paragraphs 43 to 45 supra, we have broadly developed the current status of our steps towards this ratification B. Incorporate into domestic legislation regional and international human rights instruments duly ratified and ensure their popularization and provide related modules in the curricula of second cycle and tertiary education. 364. A draft bill on torture consistent with the Convention against Torture had been prepared and submitted for consideration by Cabinet Council chaired by the Prime Minister before being returned to the Ministry of Justice for amendments. It will be forwarded once again to go through the processes for its passage. Another draft bill relating to the incorporation of the International Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination is also being prepared. 365. The Constitution has provided for the popularization of regional and international human rights instruments and steps are underway towards this end, particularly training workshops, awareness raising through the media etc. 366. The second cycle and tertiary education curricula have been reviewed to include human rights education in some vocational schools and institutes. 76