A/HRC/17/14 31. Whenever children were found to be engaged in child labour they were placed in the care of social workers while a criminal case was opened by the Namibian police. 32. The Electoral Commission of Namibia had always been mindful to compile and publish an accurate Voters’ Register. The Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration has embarked upon a project to automate all birth, marriage and death records in order to eliminate possible errors in the data required by the Electoral Commission. 33. With respect to media freedom, Namibia referred to Article 21 of the Constitution. Parliament had enacted the Broadcasting Act No. 9 of 1991 and the Communications Act No. 8 of 2009 to provide the legal framework and create a liberal environment for the media. In 2007, Namibia was ranked 25th out of 169 countries in the world on the World Press Freedom Index rankings of Reporters Without Borders, and, in 2010, Namibia topped Africa on press freedom on the same rankings. 34. Regarding the establishment of a national human rights institution, Namibia stressed that the Office of the Ombudsman was in full compliance with the Paris Principles and had received “A” status in April 2006. 35. With reference to cooperation with special procedures, it was noted that thus far there had been only one request for a visit, namely from the independent expert on the right to access to safe drinking water and sanitation, who would visit in July 2011. While the Government did not see the need to have a standing invitation, it was open to requests for more visits. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 36. During the interactive dialogue, 48 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are to be found in section II of the present report. A number of delegations commended Namibia for its human rights accomplishments in such a short period of time, since its independence in 1990. They commended Namibia for the comprehensive report and for the co-operative attitude of the Namibian Government in this process, identifying the main challenges, commitments, progresses and difficulties in the protection of human rights. Delegations appreciated Namibia for its open and constructive consultations in preparation of the National report. 37. Botswana commended Namibia for maintaining a stable democratic and political culture since independence, and for its commitment to promoting a policy of national reconciliation, after years of human rights violations under minority white administration. It also commended Namibia for several impressive legislative and administrative measures to ensure effective enjoyment of human rights, including the adoption of more than 20 Acts of Parliament. It also noted Namibia’s desire to review legislation with respect to human trafficking. Botswana made a recommendation. 38. South Africa welcomed Namibia’s efforts to enhance the protection of women’s rights and to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women, and encouraged it to continue this trend and to take further action in this regard. It welcomed the priority given to the health sector and applauded the encouraging decrease in the HIV/AIDS infection rate, sought additional information on the progress made in fighting this pandemic. It noted that violence against women remained a challenge. South Africa made recommendations. 39. Nigeria recognized that Namibia is facing enormous challenges in the fulfilment of its commitments to the promotion and protection of human rights, including inadequate financial and other resources, capacity-building and technical assistance needs, lack of technology and technical know-how. Nigeria urged Namibia to intensify efforts in 6