A/HRC/31/10 29. With respect to the alleged extrajudicial killings by the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force, the delegation recalled that the Government had obtained the assistance of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security to further investigate the matter. 30. The Implementation Agency had produced a report prepared by investigators of the Jamaica Constabulary Force. In March 2015, the Prime Minister made a statement on the matter, providing general information on the findings of the investigation and indicating that the report had been passed on to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, which handled all criminal prosecutions. He noted that the Government would provide all the resources necessary to assist the Crown Prosecution Service in pursuing the matter. 31. The delegation considered that the commitment of Saint Lucia to its citizens’ right to remedy and the effective administration of justice had met with hurdles along the way, as the workings of the legal system were crippled by financial, technical and human limitations, which had resulted in insufficient judicial officers, court staff and court rooms. The delegation indicated that the support of relevant agencies and friendly States was most welcome. 32. On capital punishment, the Constitutional Reform Committee acknowledged, in its report before Parliament, that during the process to raise awareness among the public at large very strong views for and against capital punishment had been expressed. The Committee recommended keeping capital punishment. The question was currently being debated in Parliament and a final decision on the matter was pending. 33. The Government had continued to champion poverty reduction and sustainable development through specific policies and programmes since the previous review. One example was the recently introduced social protection reform programme, which made it easier to identify individuals requiring social assistance and ensured that the assistance reached those most in need, and the development of a management information system for social assistance programmes aimed at keeping all relevant information in one location. 34. Also, the Government, in tandem with the World Bank, had completed an assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of the delivery of social safety net programmes. The Government intended to implement the resulting recommendations. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 35. During the interactive dialogue, 44 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are to be found in section II of the present report. 36. Portugal welcomed the ratification by Saint Lucia of two optional protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while expressing concern that provisions of the Convention had not been fully incorporated into domestic legislation. Portugal also commended Saint Lucia for signing the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Portugal made recommendations. 37. Sierra Leone applauded the efforts to improve the water supply situation. It urged that children and youth with learning disabilities be included in all educational programmes. Sierra Leone commended the enactment of the Police Complaints Act and encouraged speedy implementation of the “use-of-force policy” for the Royal Saint Lucia Police. It encouraged integrating the Convention on the Rights of the Child into domestic law; mandating the National Action Child Protection Committee to guarantee the minimum age of criminal liability and to deal with discrimination against children born out of wedlock, juvenile justice and corporal punishment; and ratifying the Optional Protocol to 6