A/HRC/28/48 the period 2014-2019, which was published on 10 December 2014. The plan defines five strategic objectives: to encourage and empower government, individuals and civil society institutions to promote, protect and respect human rights; to lead the Afghan human rights movement and advocate for change; to monitor the Government’s compliance with national and international human rights obligations; to defend and protect the rights of victims of human rights abuse; and to ensure the Commission’s effectiveness and impact of its interventions. UNAMA/OHCHR remains committed to strengthening this critical national institution and supporting implementation of its strategic action plan. 51. On 20 August, the Commission released the report of its national inquiry into the causes and consequences of Bacha Bazi (“playing with boys”), a practice that involves the sexual exploitation and often the sexual enslavement of boys by men in positions of power in Afghanistan. The Commission interviewed perpetrators, victims, local elites and witnesses in 14 provinces across the country and called on the Government to put an end to this abuse by amending the law to specifically criminalize the practice, to address the culture of impunity and to identify and protect victims. The report blamed the practice on factors such as weak rule of law, corruption, poverty and the presence of illegal armed groups in the country. The Commission is currently drawing up a follow-up advocacy strategy and action plan that UNAMA/OHCHR will support. VII. Cooperation with United Nations human rights mechanisms 52. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review held its eighteenth session from 27 January to 7 February 2014. The review of Afghanistan was held at the 2nd meeting, on 27 January 2014. At its 10th meeting, held on 31 January 2014, the Working Group adopted the report on Afghanistan. In its opening statement, the delegation of Afghanistan acknowledged the challenges that had slowed its progress in human rights, such as terrorism, extremism, narcotics and insecurity in some parts of the country. The delegation noted that women’s rights and gender equality remained a top priority for the Government, highlighting the enactment of the Law on the Elimination of Violence against Women, the establishment of special prosecution offices for the elimination of violence against women, and the establishment of 16 protection centres/shelters for female victims of domestic violence; it also highlighted the Government’s success in increasing access to education and improving health-care provision, and stressed that Afghanistan had become party to most of the core international human rights instruments. 53. In response, the issues raised by the Working Group related, inter alia, to the failure to respond effectively to increasing violence against women; the prevalence of arbitrary arrests and detention by the police, cases of torture and other ill-treatment in detention facilities; the human rights situation of internally displaced persons; the high percentage of employed children; and the considerable outstanding challenges with regard to the fragile security situation. There were 224 recommendations made by 89 States covering a wide range of human rights issues, of which the Government accepted 189, rejected 12 and noted 23 for further consideration. UNAMA/OHCHR will work with partners to assist the Government in its implementation of the accepted recommendations. 54. From 4 to 12 November, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Rashida Manjoo, conducted a mission to Afghanistan, during which she met with senior Government officials, the Chairperson of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, representatives of civil society and the diplomatic community in Kabul, Herat and Jalalabad. In her public statement at the end of her visit, she noted that positive legislative and institutional developments had taken place since the visit of her predecessor in 2005. However, she urged state institutions to address — among others — the absence of comprehensive and coherent data collection on violence against 15