A/HRC/10/52 page 4 CONTENTS Paragraphs Introduction .................................................................................................... I. II. III. IV. Page 1 5 THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION .............................................. 2 - 32 5 A. Civil and political rights ............................................................. 2 - 15 5 B. Children’s rights ......................................................................... 16 - 19 8 C. Women’s rights ........................................................................... 20 - 23 8 D. Refugees ...................................................................................... 24 - 25 9 E. Economic, social and cultural rights ........................................... 26 - 28 10 F. Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone .............................. 29 - 30 10 G. Constitutional Review Commission ........................................... 31 11 H. United Nations Peacebuilding Fund ........................................... 32 11 RULE OF LAW AND ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE INCLUDING TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE ...................................... 33 - 41 11 A. Rule of law and administration of justice ................................... 33 - 37 11 B. Transitional justice - national reconciliation and implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report ...................................................................... 38 12 C. The Special Court for Sierra Leone ............................................ 39 - 41 13 HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS .......................................................................... 42 - 67 14 A. The Human Rights and Rule of Law Section of the United Nations Integrated Office in Sierra Leone ................................................................................ 42 - 43 14 B. Activities of the Human Rights and Rule of Law Section ............................................................................ 44 - 59 14 C. Monitoring local government elections ...................................... 60 17 D. Monitoring of the courts, prisons and police .............................. 61 - 67 18 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................ 68 - 70 19