A/HRC/12/15 Page 9 41. Azerbaijan noted the recent justice system reforms reported in the national report, including the adoption of the Strategy for Justice System Reform, the Academy for Training of Judges and Public Prosecutors, the Strategy for Information and Communication Technology in Courts, and the establishment of human rights monitoring institutions. It welcomed the extension of an open invitation to United Nations special procedures mandate holders. It asked what practical measures had been taken to efficiently tackle trafficking in persons. 42. Morocco commended the Government for its judicial reform strategy facilitating access to justice and asked about measures to address the lack of confidence in the judicial system. Morocco applauded the national plan of action on children’s rights It further commended the adoption of the action plan to prevent sexual violence against children and encouraged the Government to continue to implement measures according to its national and international priorities. 43. The Holy See noted, inter alia, that the State is home to a number of many minorities many of which are represented in Parliament. It was concerned about discrimination against the Roma, as well as the lack of access to social and economic rights for many Roma and Ashkali refugees and asked about intiatives planned to address this issue. It expressed concern on the high dropout rate in primary and secondary education, especially among Roma and Ashkali refugee children, and girls from Albanian communities. It also noted the programme enacted in cooperation with the Council of Europe to improve the situation of prisoners in the country. It recommended that the Government continue its effort in order to guarantee free education at the primary level for all children, giving special attention to minority groups and to reduce the costs for secondary education. 44. In its reply to Denmark, the Russian Federation and Poland (anti-corruption), the delegation said that the country is strongly committed to efficient prevention and repression of corruption at all levels, as illustrated by the improved position on the index of perception of corruption of Transparency International, where the country is ranked 74th in 2008 compared to 106th in 2006. Amendments were made in the Law on Prevention of Corruption, the Law on Conflict of Interests, as well as the Law on Management of Confiscated Assets. A new Law on Criminal Procedure is in preparation. The Criminal Code, which is now being publicly debated, is expected to introduce a new practice, “extended confiscation”. The amendments to the Law on Conflict of Interests will include also civil servants. The recommendations from the first evaluation cycle of the Group of States against Corruption of the Council of Europe were successfully implemented, while the full implementation of the recommendations from the second evaluation cycle is under way. In 2008, a special Basic Public Prosecutors Office for Prosecution of Organized Crime and Corruption was established. With the implementation of strategy for reforms of the criminal legislation and the adoption of the new Law on Criminal Procedure, а completely new system will be introduced transferring the investigation from the investigating judge to the public prosecutor. 45. Concerning the independence of the judiciary (Slovenia, the Netherlands, Azerbaijan), the amendments to the Constitution ensure the independence of the judiciary, in line with the highest international standards. In order to ensure an independent and efficient judiciary more than 70 laws were adopted. The Judicial Council and Council of Public Prosecutors (in charge of election and dismissal of judges and prosecutors) were established, composed primarily of judges and public prosecutors elected by their peers, through direct elections. In the past three years, eight new institutions within the justice system were established and are all working successfully. The Academy for Judges and Public Prosecutors is training the second generation