FINAL Article 18 Older Persons xl. Step up efforts to protect elderly women by adopting concrete measures to address abuses committed on elderly women who are suspected of witchcraft; xli. Monitor and ensure effective implementation of the National Plan on Disability; Article 21 xlii. Ensure respect of the right to dispose of natural resources; xliii. Ensure consultation with local communities to provide the opportunity for free, prior and informed consent in advance of any mining or development project; Article 26 xliv. Ensure that the National Human Rights Commission enjoys full independence and is provided the necessary human, material and financial resources to carry out its mandate effectively, in accordance with the Paris Principles; Human Rights Defenders xlv. Adopt legislative measures to ensure the protection of human rights defenders; Indigenous Populations/Communities xlvi. Adopt legislative measures to recognize the rights of indigenous communities in Mozambique, in addition to developing programs and policies, with the adequate financial resources provided, to ensure promotion and protection of their rights; xlvii. Ensure prompt authorization for the Commission to undertake promotion missions on its territory, as requested; xlviii. Take the necessary measures to establish mechanisms for generating accurate statistical data on relevant issues, including information on vulnerable and marginal groups, and include current statistics and gender disaggregated data in the next periodic report; xlix. Inform the Commission, in its next periodic report, of the measures taken to address the above issues of concern, in order to ensure effective implementation of the recommendations contained in the present Concluding Observations. Adopted at the 17th Extra-Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, held from 19 to 28 February 2015, in Banjul, The Gambia 14