A/HRC/24/5 the adoption of legislative measures and, in particular, amending the Penal Code to criminalize enforced disappearance. 17. It added further that the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) had been ratified in February of 2011. 18. Ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OP-CAT) should take place during the first quarter of 2013. 19. Cape Verde indicated that it had ratified the Rome Statute in 2011 and become party in January 2012. The Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court is currently under review by the Government. 20. Regarding the issue of respect and protection of children’s rights, Cape Verde noted that had ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and its Optional Protocols; the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child; the International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions No. 182 (1999) concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour and No. 138 (1973) concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment; and the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. 21. It noted that in order to give effect to the constitutional principles concerning the rights of the child, legislative measures had been taken and highlighted the Statute on Children and Adolescents, which was currently in the final stage of discussion before approval and should replace existing legislation. 22. It was added that support centres for child victims of ill-treatment, abuse and sexual abuse had been created and were functioning. Protection of the rights of the child was ensured through municipal protection committees that were coordinated by the Institute for the Child and Adolescent and its local branches. 23. Cape Verde then provided statistics concerning children’s rights noting, among others, the decrease in the child mortality rate from 0 to 5 years from 31.9 per 1,000 in 2000 to 23.7 per 1,000 in 2009. It also noted that chronic malnutrition rate for children under 5 had fallen from 16 per cent in 1994 to 9.7 per cent in 2009. It was highlighted that 90 per cent of children aged 6–17 attended school during the 2009/10 academic year. A social support service provided a hot meal for each child in basic school every day, which had contributed to a decrease in absenteeism and school failure. 24. Cape Verde then provided information regarding the administration of justice and the prison system. It was noted that significant legislation had been adopted over the past few years resulting in increasing the autonomy and independence of the courts and the judiciary and details regarding this legislation was provided. Cape Verde referred to the existence of a number of basic guarantees such as the inalienable right to a hearing of those accused; the right to be represented by counsel when appearing before police or judicial authority; and the provision of legal assistance to those without means. It was also noted that the Government had created alternative conflict resolution mechanisms. Cape Verde then provided information on conditions for arrest and detention by police, rights of detainees and existing guarantees for a fair trial. 25. With regard to the prison system, Cape Verde explained that there were currently two prisons at the national level and that an additional facility is in the final stages of construction on the island of Sal. In late 2010, the total population was 1,226 detainees: 1,153 men and 73 women. 5