conduct of members of the Police Force does not operate as an independent oversight mechanism; 62. Delay in the administration of justice occasioned by lack of adequate number of judicial officers, in contrast with the increasing number of disputes being filed in courts of law; 63. Delay in the payment of compensation to victims of human rights violations, in particular, victims of torture; 64. The law provides for the detention of civil debtors; 65. Remand of mentally ill persons in prison, pending ‘Minister’s Orders’; Right to liberty and security of person / Conditions of Prisons and Detention Centres 66. The poor state of prisons in Uganda which are reported as lacking adequate food, water, bedding and medical facilities, and are overcrowded and with poor sanitary conditions; Access to Information 67. Failure of the State to fully implement the Access to Information Act (2006) by not proactively disclosing information, and instituting measures for responding to all information requests to public bodies; 68. Wide scope of exemptions under the Access to Information Act (2006), and the absence in practice, of an accessible, simple and transparent complaints and appeals mechanism under the Act; Protection of Women and Children 69. Delay in the enactment of important draft legislation pending in Parliament which have a bearing on the protection of the rights of women, including the Marriage and Divorce Bill which has been pending for over 15 years; 70. Low retention rates for the girl child in school, in spite of high enrolment, due to social, economic and cultural pressures; Human Rights Defenders 71. The Non-Governmental Organizations Amendment Registration Act (2006) is such that it impedes the work of NGOs, and has imposed on the latter a tedious procedure for licensing and registration of NGOs; 11