Parliamentary Day was organised by the Ministry of Justice to sensitize the parliamentarians on their roles and responsibilities in the implementation of the recommendations of treaty bodies and the UPR. 388. There were no awareness raising campaigns organised by the Government on abolition of the death penalty apart from organizing the Parliamentary Day in view of the background of insecurity and terrorism in which our people are currently engulfed; with many of them mourning their dead relatives. However, the society is continuing with its advocacy and sensitization campaigns, particularly on the occasion of the World Day against the Abolition of the Death Penalty. B. Fight more effectively offences against life and terrorist attacks; by drawing inspiration from the Commission’s human rights principles and guidelines. 389. In line with the recommendations of the United Nations Committee against Terrorism, the Nigerien legislator has passed modern laws that are consistent with regional and international legal instruments ratified by Niger in order to address this new form of crime. They include in particular Ordinances No. 2011-11 of 27 January 2011, amending Organic Law No. 2004 -50 of 22 July 2004 determining the organization and competence of the Courts in the Republic of Niger, substituted by Law No. 2018-37 of 1 June 2018, Law No. 2011-12 of 27 January 2011, amending and supplementing Law No. 61-27 of 15 July 1961, on the institution of the Penal Code and No. 2011-13 of 27 January 2011, amending and supplementing Law No. 61-33 of 14 August 1961, on the institution of Criminal Procedure Code, published in the Special Official Journal of the Republic of Niger No. 3 of 11 March 2011. 390. The aforementioned different texts govern terrorist offences and competent courts respectively in the area of the fight against terrorism and the procedure to be followed by the courts. Thus, since the beginning of the attacks by Boko Haram, about 1200 people have been arrested either in the course of attacks or during the enforcement of the state of emergency. These persons were prosecuted for various offences ranging from association of criminals to carry out terrorist activities to assassination. The initial hearings were organized in Niamey at the Anti-terrorist Judicial Centre in March 2017. The second hearing was relocated to Diffa in July 2018. On the whole 1016 alleged terrorists were prosecuted in 2018 according to the following results: - Number of convicted persons- 214; - Number of nolle prosequi- 440; - Number of discharged or acquitted persons -320; - Number of persons granted interim release -42; 391. It must also be pointed out that there is an effective mechanism upstream to prevent or inhibit the commission of terrorist acts. They include measures at the national, regional and international levels. 392. At the national level, it includes national terrorism prevention institutions with the main role of ensuring and denouncing any suspicious activity relating to a terrorist activity. They include, among others: The national financial information processing unit (CENTIF) established by Decree No. 2004 PRN/ME/F of 14 September 2004 is vested with a mission to collect and process financial intelligence from the money laundering activities. Since the adoption of Law No. 2010-05 of 21 January 2010 on combating the financing of terrorism, the mission of CENTIF has broadened. Thus, henceforth, it has also assumed the role of collecting and processing intelligence on financing of terrorism. It seizes the Public Prosecutor when operations highlight activities likely to constitute an offence of money laundering or financing of terrorism. In carrying out its responsibilities, the CENTIF may have recourse to officers within the police service, the 80