CHAPTER THREE: DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL GOVERNANCE _____________________________________________________________________ space to act as an early warning mechanism in the case of a threat to international peace and security. iii. Recommendations of the APR Panel 164. The APR panel recommends the following: 1. In general, to: • strengthen the political awareness of all the national components in terms of peace and tolerance (government, civil society, political parties, public and private media, the private sector, etc.); and • establish a national observatory for the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts in rural areas (government, CSOs). 2. In specific terms, the government should: • develop and adopt a legal framework determining the role and place of customary and religious authorities; • adopt and implement measures defining the status of the opposition; • develop and implement a law on the security of land tenure; • strengthen and revitalise village conciliation commissions and establish a legal framework for them; • develop and implement a policy for recruiting members to the defence and security forces that is based on morals, discipline and republican order, train them in human rights, and enhance civic training in the barracks; • speed up the effective implementation of community policing; • expand freedoms in the sphere of association; and • introduce a Farmers’ Day and farmer and community meetings, and mould these into an appropriate framework for sensitisation and providing information and training covering matters such as peace, tolerance and brotherhood among communities. 3. Specifically, the government and civil society should: • strengthen the traditional mechanisms of conflict prevention, including joking relationships; and • strengthen political dialogue with the opposition and implement an efficient strategy of social communication for all components of the nation. This initiative could take the form of a platform for political 95