A/HRC/30/15 offenders registry. The Department of Correctional Services would monitor registered sex offenders for the period stipulated by law after their release from custody. 24. On the 2010 operation in Tivoli, following an investigation by the Office of the Public Defender, a report had been submitted in April 2013, recommending, inter alia, the establishment of the Commission of Enquiry into the activities. The terms of reference for the Commission had been finalized after a process of public consultation and that the Commission had been working since December 2014. 25. Although there was a de facto moratorium on the application of the death penalty, no decision had been taken to abolish it from the law books. Individual petitioners retained the right to petition the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. 26. The Government was strongly opposed to killings resulting from the excessive use of force by State agents and the Jamaica Constabulary Force had put in place a policy aimed at the protection of human rights, in particular the right to life, by enforcing regulations on the use of force, including firearms, in conformity with national and international laws. The policy had been supported by the establishment of the independent commission of investigations in 2010 as an institution dedicated to ensuring that allegations of the excessive use of force are investigated in a prompt, independent and effective manner. The delegation also said that the Government had increased the commission’s financial, technical and human resources. 27. As a result of these measures, Jamaica had recorded a reduction of over 50 per cent in security-force-related fatalities in 2014 compared with 2013 and that the trend had continued in 2015. The Government also continued to act to ensure that police officers implicated in cases of excessive use of force and who had fled the country were extradited, where possible, to answer charges. 28. The protection of the vulnerable in society, particularly children, the elderly, women and the disabled, remained of paramount importance to Jamaica. For the protection of children, a national plan of action for an integrated response to Children and Violence was being developed. The Government had in 2004 established a comprehensive network of institutions mandated to protect the rights of children and ensure their well-being. The Ananda alert system, established in March 2013 through the Office of the Children’s Registry, was a nationwide system used for the safe and speedy recovery of missing children, and had recorded some success since its inception. 29. Jamaica was firmly committed to improving conditions in the operation of lock-ups and correctional facilities in order to meet international human rights standards. However, several obstacles needed to be overcome, in particular the long-outdated physical infrastructure of the lock-ups and prisons. Notwithstanding these challenges, meaningful improvements had been made in the past two years, including a reduction in the number of juveniles in correctional or remand facilities and a 25 per cent decrease in 2014 in the number of persons in police custody. 30. A national policy for gender equality had been put in place in 2011. According to a study conducted in 108 countries by the International Labour Organization, Jamaica ranked highest in the world in the percentage of women managers, at 59.3 per cent. 31. Gender-based violence remained a challenge that required a multi-faceted approach. A national strategic plan of action to eliminate gender-based violence was being finalized as part of a strengthened effort to address gender-based violence in all its forms. 32. The national task force against trafficking in persons was raising awareness among the public of the problem of trafficking and in 2013 the Trafficking in Persons Act had been amended, widening the offence of human trafficking to include debt bondage and offences similar to trafficking and establishing a mandatory order for restitution for victims of 6