51. The Commission recommends that South Africa should: i. n. iii. accelerate the enactment of the Protection ofState Information Bill and ensure that the Bill is in line with regional and international standards; expedite the establishment of the Information Regulator; amend the Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill in line with international best practices on access to information; and iv. accelerate the enactment of the Judicial Matters Amendment Bill decriminalizing the common law crime of defamation. Right to Freedom of Association and Assembly 52. The Commission recommends that South Africa should: i. provide adequate information and statistical data on the number of NGOs and CSOs in South Africa; n. provide specific information on the situation of human rights defenders in its next Periodic Report; ui. take legislative and other measures to protect and promote human rights in conformity with the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, the African Charter, tire Kigali Declaration and other regional and international human rights instruments that guarantee the right to freedom ofassociation and assembly; and IV. accelerate the proposed amendments to the Non-Profit Organisations Act, 1997 (Act 71 of 1997), to strengthen its regulatory framework and working relationship between government and NGOs. Prohibition of Torture, Cruel, Inhumane and Degrading Treatment 53. The Commission recommends that South Africa should: i. provide statistical data in its next Periodic Report relevant to the prohibition of torture and ill-treatment, including data on complaints, investigations, prosecutions and convictions in cases of torture and illtreatment; n. take measures to provide reparations for victims of torture irrespective of whether a successful criminal prosecution or other judicial remedy can or has been brought; ui. ratify Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment and establish IV. the National Preventive Mechanism envisaged under OPCAT; and fully comply with the Commission's Guidelines and Measures for the Prohibition and Prevention of Torture, Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in Africa (Robben Island Guidelines). 26 I P a ee