iii. Recommendations 261. The APR Panel recommends that: • Extra judicial killings by the police and other law enforcement agencies stop immediately. (Police, attorney general and Ministry of Justice) • Investigations be enhanced with regard to unresolved crimes to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to book. (Police, attorney general and Ministry of Justice) • The enhancement of judicial enforcement of social, economic and cultural rights, as well as the right to development and the right to an environment conducive to health and development, be part of the envisaged new constitution. (Ministry of Justice, National Assembly, and the federal government and states) • A level of legislative reforms, including speedy enactment of the Freedom of Information Bill and the proposed bill to amend the National Human Rights Commission Act of 1995 and other matters connected therewith, be effected. (National Assembly, and the federal government and states) • Nigeria ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. (Ministry of Justice, and the federal government and states) • A coherent national housing policy that is rights-driven, with clearly articulated implementation responsibilities given to states and local government levels, be developed. (Federal government, states and local governments) • The government and the private sector diversify the economy to ensure that citizens enjoy the whole range of economic and social rights. (Federal government and the private sector) • Nigeria pay special attention to rehabilitating the children/juvenile justice system and to improving prison conditions, with a clear delineation of responsibilities between the federal and state governments. (Ministry of Justice, the prisons departments and the federal government) • Legal aid for the needy in civil and criminal cases be put in place. (Federal government, states and CSOs) • Law enforcement agencies be trained with regard to human rights standards and codes relating to the administration of justice. (Ministry of Justice, National Human Rights Commission and security agencies) 101

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