DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL GOVERNANCE in their area. 53. While applauding the government's policy of free, compulsory and universal basic education, several stakeholders across the country in the regions visited complained about the high cost of education, including basic education, which renders education unavailable to many. For example, in some parts of the country the authorities allegedly charge US$ 50 per child for tuition in a public school, in addition to other costs, which most parents cannot afford. iii. Recommendations 54. The Panel recommends that the Government of Ghana: ? Facilitate the enactment of the Access to Information Bill to deepen and entrench freedoms of expression and information in Ghanaian society. ? Excise the docket on labour matters from CHRAJ by assigning it to a Labour Tribunal that should be set up within reasonable time. ? Enhance the capacity of CHRAJ and other governance institutions to ensure their effectiveness in promoting and protecting human rights and freedoms. ? Adopt a policy clarification on the status of decisions and awards of CHRAJ in relation to the jurisdiction of the courts. ? Adopt a policy designed to enforce the international law of free and compulsory basic education. ? Facilitate reforms in the police and other security services, so as to position them more clearly with regard to complying with basic commitments on human rights. ? Adopt a self-binding plan to ratify all the international human rights treaties that Ghana has not yet ratified. ? Implement state-reporting obligations owing in various treaty bodies. ? Take measures in the Ministry of Justice to domesticate the applicable international human rights instruments. ? Release the findings of the Reconciliation Commission. Objective 4: Uphold the separation of powers, including the protection of the independence of the judiciary and of an effective Parliament i. Self-assessment 55. The tendency of the Executive to monopolise power has been evident universally 29