A/HRC/22/6 penalty, which has been including in the White Paper on constitutional reform. It made recommendations. 93. Sri Lanka acknowledged the public education programmes by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, the stabilization of the AIDS epidemic, and the efforts to protect women’s and children’s rights and increase girls’ enrolment at school. It made a recommendation. 94. The Sudan wished to emphasize that great efforts have been made by the Ghanaian Government and civil society to ensure that girls enrol and stay at school in order to lessen the gender gap in the education system. It made recommendations. 95. Swaziland stated that Ghana had undertaken much activity aimed at addressing recommendations made at its review in 2008. The delivery of access to human rights may be hampered by the lack of resources. Swaziland encouraged Ghana to lobby the international community for assistance in this regard. 96. Switzerland commended the adoption by Ghana of the Action Plan for Human Rights and its willingness to improve protection through constitutional reform, and specifically in relation to abolition of the death penalty. Ghana has taken measures to improve the protection of women and children. It made recommendations. 97. Thailand noted the efforts of Ghana to promote the right to education, including raising literacy rates and access to education, especially for girls in rural areas. Thailand commended Ghana for ratifying CRPD and for its Mental Health Act 2012 as well as its National HIV Strategic Plan. It made recommendations. 98. Timor-Leste commended Ghana for its considerable progress in many areas, including prison conditions, gender-based violence, criminalization of harmful traditional practices and police brutality. However, several stakeholder submissions have called attention to a number of remaining issues including continued alleged brutality and excessive use of force by the police. It made a recommendation. 99. Togo praised the country’s measures against domestic and gender-based violence, harmful traditional practices and the HIV/AIDS epidemic as well as its ratification of the Convention on Persons with Disabilities. Togo encouraged Ghana to accelerate steps to eradicate torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatments. 100. Trinidad and Tobago commended the progress of Ghana in the promotion and protection of human rights, specifically the National Human Rights Action Plan, the Gender-based Violence Courts, the plethora of social programmes and the new five-year HIV/AIDS strategic plan. It made recommendations. 101. Tunisia noted the setting up by Ghana of its Constitutional Review Commission and recorded progress in access to justice, rights of detainees and combating domestic violence. Tunisia congratulated Ghana on establishing its National Action Plan for Human Rights and its strategy for national growth and poverty reduction. It encouraged Ghana to continue to improve respect for freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly and association rights. It made recommendations. 102. Turkey recognized the steps taken by Ghana towards eradicating harmful traditional practices, ensuring equal rights for women and promoting education and health as important developments. It also commended Ghana on its anti-corruption action plan and improved land regime. It made recommendations. 103. Uganda noted the attention Ghana had given to combating harmful traditional practices, training traditional leaders on the Domestic Violence and Criminal Offences Acts, establishing Technical Support Units and launching the new HIV Strategic Plan. Uganda made a recommendation. 12

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