A/HRC/13/28 49. During the period under review, prisons and detention facilities of the police were also regularly monitored. Prisons in Bo, Kenema, Makeni and Freetown remained overcrowded. The Human Rights Section also observed that the number of prisoners fluctuated, owing also to the large number of prisoners convicted for loitering, a minor offence. For example, in a visit on 21 October to Bo prison, it was observed that 50 prisoners were serving sentences for loitering of a total of 159 inmates. Similarly, Makeni prison was also overcrowded owing to a large number of prisoners convicted for loitering. 50. Police detention cells in most districts were in a derelict condition. There were cases of detention beyond the period stipulated by the Constitution. The challenges facing the criminal justice system included a lack of necessary logistic facilities and equipment to investigate crimes effectively, a shortage of pathologists to conduct examinations and the failure of police to produce witnesses before the court. B. Capacity-building 51. During the period under review, the Human Rights Section implemented a broad range of activities, including training, advisory services, joint programming and material support for the promotion and protection of human rights. Training was conducted for human rights activists, religious leaders, parliamentarians, government officials and commissioners and staff of the Human Rights Commission, on thematic human rights issues, as well as on human rights monitoring and reporting. A total of 530 national actors benefited from the training. Human Rights Committees, an umbrella group of local civil society in Kambia, Port Loko, Bombali, Tonkolili, Pujehun and Bonthe, was provided with material support such as computers, furniture and other material. A human rights resource centre was established in Freetown, equipped with necessary facilities, such as computers with Internet connections, furniture and a human rights resource library. Work is in progress to establish a library in the Pademba road prison, in collaboration with the Justice Sector Development Programme and other actors. The Human Rights Section also implemented joint activities with civil society and the Human Rights Commission in the sensitization on human rights and the need for implementation of the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, human rights monitoring and the commemoration of United Nations days, including International Human Rights Day. The Human Rights Section supported the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the area of treaty reporting. Logistic support and staff were provided to the treaty reporting secretariat of the Ministry that had been established pursuant to the national strategy on treaty reporting, elaborated with advice from the Human Rights Section. Technical support was provided to prepare a common-core document, to be submitted to treaty bodies. C. 1. Partnership with national actors and United Nations agencies Human Rights Commission 52. The Human Rights Commission published its second annual human rights status report in June 2009. The Human Rights Section provided technical support to the Commission in the preparation of the report, and financial support was provided to print copies of the report for wider distribution. The Commission held discussions on the report and its recommendations with political parties, parliamentarians, civil society and other partners to inform the broader population on the situation of human rights in the country. 53. The Human Rights Section also provided technical support to the Commission in the finalization of its three-year strategic plan for 2009-2011. In August, the Executive Representative of the Secretary-General convened a meeting of international partners to GE.10-10771 13