A/HRC/10/29 creation of a government body on family, maternal and child protection; work on legislation regulating religious organizations and civil society organizations; and on the regulation of the media. 539. In 2008, Turkmenistan prepared, inter alia, its report under the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and its core document. In accordance with recommendations from the Council, the Committee on the Rights of the Child and UNICEF, Turkmenistan undertook to examine adhesion to ILO Convention 182 on child labour. 540. Turkmenistan proceeded to respond to recommendations forthcoming from the universal periodic review. 541. Turkmenistan was currently examining the Rome Statute and mechanisms of adhesion to it. Cooperation was planned with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the European Union/Tacis on this matter as well as for parliamentarians and relevant Government bodies. 542. With respect to the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, Turkmenistan planned to present its national report to the Committee against Torture in December 2009. In the framework of the preparation of that report, Turkmenistan was planning to conduct seminars and round tables together with United Nations agencies, to learn about the Optional Protocol. Those activities, as well as consultations for members of the Inter-ministerial Commission on the mechanisms of adhesion to optional international instruments, would be undertaken in the framework of a joint project OHCHR/European Commission/UNDP on strengthening the State’s capacity to promote and protect human rights. 543. The Inter-ministerial Commission, having consulted with relevant government bodies and civil society organizations on the effectiveness of adhering to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, transmitted to the Government the necessary materials for Parliament. The President wrote to the Mejlis on 21 January 2009 about the need to ratify the Optional Protocol. 544. Turkmenistan proceeded to respond to the recommendation to establish an independent national human rights institution in line with the Paris Principles. In the framework of cooperation between the relevant Government bodies and the Embassy of the United Kingdom, a cycle of seminars was started in January 2009 for parliamentarians and Government bodies to examine the experience in other countries of ombudsman systems. Turkmenistan was planning to broaden cooperation on gathering knowledge on ombudsmen systems, to complete the legislation and further the activities of governmental bodies and of the Institute for Human Rights and Democracy under the President of Turkmenistan. The Institute also planned to undertake joint activities, including an assessment of the complaints system, in the framework of projects with OSCE and UNDP. Turkmenistan also planned to hold ongoing consultations with OHCHR on complaint procedures. 545. On the recommendation of issuing a standing invitation to special procedures, Turkmenistan indicated that the relevant Government bodies were currently examining the recommendations made by the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion and belief, who visited the country in September 2008, in order to further improve the system of registration of religious organizations and relevant legislation. Currently, Turkmenistan requested a list of the special procedures in order to examine the question of issuing them invitations. 546. The question of torture and other inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment in places of deprivation of liberty was being examined by the Government commission on GE.09-17451 175