A/HRC/10/29 382. He recalled that Montenegro had achieved enormous progress in the field of human rights since its independence was restored on 21 May 2006, and that it had been pleased to receive the recommendations of the States at the Working Group involved in the review process. It had taken these recommendations as well meaning. 383. In compliance with the procedure, Montenegro responded to the recommendations from the draft report of the Working Group. Montenegro drew attention to the overview of the most important activities undertaken in the period since the presentation of the national report, which were in line with the recommendations. 384. The Parliament of Montenegro had ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and, in the required time framework, it would establish an effective national mechanism for the prevention of torture. The Government had adopted the proposal on the law on ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 385. The Government had appointed an agent to represent Montenegro in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, and had thus fulfilled another important international obligation in the field of the protection of human rights and freedoms. 386. In the field of combating corruption, Montenegro had undertaken significant activities, including the passing of the new law on preventing conflict of interests. In 2008, judicial bodies had made obvious progress in solving corruption cases. The latest examples of cases processed involved persons of high official rank, some of them even holding offices in the judiciary, and the intensification of the courts’ work in dealing with cases of corruption clearly reflected the intention of the judiciary to be a determining factor in fighting this damaging social phenomenon. 387. A law on the protection of personal data had been adopted and an independent supervisory body would be established with the task of controlling the implementation of that law. 388. The Parliament adopted a law on foreigners, thereby creating the preconditions for the establishment of an efficient system for visas and migration. 389. A working group for monitoring the implementation of the national strategy for fighting trafficking in human beings had adopted a plan of action for 2009. This strategic document incorporated the recommendations of all international organizations. The judiciary also attached significant importance to the criminal cases of trafficking in human beings and imposed punishments proportionate to their gravity. 390. The bureau for the care of refugees was preparing for the re-registration of internally displaced persons residing in Montenegro, to be conducted in the first half of 2009. Several municipalities would allocate land for the construction of housing units for displaced persons. The process of repatriation of 29 families displaced from Kosovo had started. Montenegro accepted the recommendation to invite the international community to provide technical assistance and financial support in the implementation of the strategy leading to a sustainable solution of the issue of refugees and internally displaced persons. This was confirmation that the international community had not forgotten that, in the 1990s, Montenegro had opened its doors to a large number of persons from war-stricken areas. 391. Montenegro was satisfied with the permanent progress in the implementation of the strategy for inclusion of Roma population in Montenegrin society. The building of 50 flats had already started in two municipalities. In one municipality, the housing issue of this population would be completely solved in this way. This was also the municipality in which all Roma children went to school. It was also satisfied with the preliminary results of the project for the education of the Roma, Ashkalia and Egyptian population, implemented with the Red Cross and UNHCR. GE.09-17451 147