Ratification of regional/international human rights instruments
35. The Commission deplores
i. the non-ratification of the following human rights instruments
- Protocol of the Court of Justice of the African Union
- Protocol to The African Charter On Human and Peoples’ Rights on the
Rights of Older Persons
ii. The slow pace of the ratification process on the ratification of the second
Additional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
relating to the abolition of the death penalty from legislation in force, in particular
from the Criminal Code.
Domestication of ratified texts
36. Notwithstanding the ratification of the Kampala Convention in 2015, no information
has been provided regarding its implementation.
Civil and Political Rights
37. The Commission deplores the lack of information regarding:
i.
The involvement of the youth in the management of the country’s affairs;
ii.
The representation of former slaves in decision-making bodies.
Administration of Criminal Justice
38. The Commission has concerns about the following:
i.
The existence of a dualistic judicial system;
ii.
The low level of cases submitted to the three Special Anti-Slavery Practices
Courts;
iii.
The weak sentencing regime (2 year suspended sentence) looking at the
gravity of the offences;
iv.
The low rate of training and integration of women judges in the judicial
system
Conditions of detention
39. The Commission is concerned by the following:
i.
The lack of disaggregated statistics on the number of detainees: women, men,
minors, and foreign prisoners;
ii.
The lack of statistical data on the number of detainees: women, men and juveniles,
and the percentage of prisoners in pre-trial detention;
iii.
The lack of information on the treatment meted out to vulnerable groups in the
prisons, especially to women, pregnant women and women nursing children,
persons living with HIV and persons with disabilities.;
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