A/HRC/39/5 10. Concerning children’s rights, the revision of the Civil Registry Code had established that children born in hospitals must be registered before being discharged from the hospital, whereas those not born in hospitals must be registered within 15 days of birth. 11. Corporal punishment had been prohibited and all situations that endangered the integrity of children and adolescents, such as maltreatment, abuse, violence or exploitation, were considered inadmissible as such. 12. The Government had taken preventive measures against child labour, including by creating a list of occupations considered too hazardous for children and adolescents to perform, in addition to supervision and accountability mechanisms. 13. The Government had established the National Action Plan for the Prevention and Eradication of Child Labour and the National Committee to Prevent and Combat Child Labour. 14. The Government had established free, compulsory and universal education up to the eighth grade and was considering extending mandatory education into secondary school. 15. The Government had established the Education Strategic Plan (2017–2021) which aimed to consolidate preschool education. In 2017, the Cabinet of Ministers had approved Decree Law 47/2017 establishing measures for social and educational support for students during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. 16. Details were provided on the establishment of the Second National Immigration Action Plan (2018–2020), which focused on the management of migration flows, integration and institutional development. Moreover, in 2010 and 2015, the Government had established legal dispositions for the extraordinary regularization of foreign citizens, including refugees, migrants and asylum seekers. The process had resulted in the regularization of 1,458 citizens in 2010 and 1,058 in 2015. 17. The Government had granted a non-contributory monthly social pension to senior citizens who did not have their own means of subsistence. 18. Decree Law 38/2015, which had established procedures for the recruitment and selection of persons with disabilities in the public administration, had enforced a minimum 5 per cent quota for persons with disabilities. Furthermore, it contained provisions for telecommuting as an alternative in order to promote the employability of persons with disabilities and special needs. 19. In April 2015, the National Gender Equality Plan had been approved and, in 2018, a system of gender indicators related to the State budget had been created to earmark budget for gender equality purposes. Furthermore, the Second National Plan to Combat GenderBased Violence had been developed with measures to raise awareness on equality, a culture of non-violence and the deconstruction of sexist stereotypes. 20. A gender-based violence law and a gender-based violence support fund had been established; however, shelters for victims of gender-based violence had not yet been provided. 21. During the most recent municipal and legislative elections, women’s representation had increased from 20.8 per cent to 23.6 per cent in legislative elections, and from 22 per cent to 26.3 per cent in municipal elections. 22. The Law on the entry, stay, exit and removal of foreign nationals in Cabo Verde included measures to combat, prevent and repress trafficking in persons and authorized temporary residence for foreign nationals who had been victims of trafficking. Moreover, the National Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons (2018–2021) had been drafted to that end. 23. Concerning the rule of law, the Government had adopted measures to accelerate delayed cases. Torture, cruel, degrading or inhuman treatment or punishment were prohibited in Cabo Verde and measures had been put in place to provide recourse mechanisms to victims. The Statute of Prison Security and its Disciplinary Statute had been amended in 2014 to ensure that breaches of duty by prison guards were investigated appropriately and that those responsible were held to account. Furthermore, initial training 3