A/HRC/7/66 page 3 CONTENTS Paragraphs I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................... II. HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION ......................................................... 2 - 33 4 A. Right to life and security of the person ....................................... 2-3 4 B. Political rights ............................................................................. 4-9 4 C. Children’s rights ......................................................................... 10 - 14 6 D. Women’s rights ........................................................................... 15 - 18 7 E. Refugees ..................................................................................... 19 - 20 8 F. Economic, social and cultural rights ........................................... 21 - 23 8 G. Justice sector ............................................................................... 24 - 29 9 H. Constitutional Review Commission ........................................... 30 - 33 10 HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS ....... 34 - 58 11 Human Rights and Rule of Law Section of the United Nations Integrated Office in Sierre Leone ............................................... 34 - 36 11 Monitoring of the 2007 parliamentary and presidential elections ...................................................................................... 37 - 39 11 C. Monitoring of courts, police stations and prisons ....................... 40 - 48 12 D. Capacity-building ....................................................................... 49 - 53 14 E. National Human Rights Commission ......................................... 54 - 56 15 F. Peacebuilding Commission ........................................................ 57 - 58 15 TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE ................................................................ 59 - 63 16 A. Truth and Reconciliation Commission ....................................... 59 - 61 16 B. Special Court for Sierre Leone ................................................... 62 - 63 16 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .............................. 64 - 66 17 III. A. B. IV. V. 1 Page 4