A/HRC/10/74 Page 5 prosecution of perpetrators of these crimes is conducted by a special unit within the Supreme State Prosecutor’s Office. This organizational change since September 2008 has already had positive effects in practice. 13. The delegation stated that Montenegrin courts are working intensively on four war-crime cases. In three cases, quality international legal cooperation has been established. Indictments have been brought in two cases, and the trials will commence in the near future. With regard to the third case, the investigation has been extended to persons who held high-ranking positions in security bodies at the time of the crimes. In the fourth case, the course of events will depend on the efficiency of international legal assistance with the neighbouring country. 14. Montenegro considered that its cooperation with other States is in accordance with international conventions, and stated that the Law on International Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters has been adopted. The Law on Cooperation with the International Criminal Court has been prepared. The delegation noted that Montenegro cooperates fully with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. 15. With regard to the adopted Law on Asylum, the delegation referred to the forthcoming construction of a centre for asylum-seekers, and that, in November 2008, the Government adopted a draft law on foreigners, harmonized with the Schengen agreement. 16. The delegation noted that tens of thousands of displaced persons from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, as well as internally displaced persons from Kosovo, had found shelter in Montenegro. After independence, Montenegro decided to allow internally displaced persons to temporarily keep their status, and established the Bureau for the Care of Refugees. The delegation stated that activities are conducted to re-examine the status of displaced persons and establish bilateral cooperation with countries of origin in order to resolve this problem. Where circumstances allow, the status of these individuals will be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Asylum, the Law on Citizenship and the Law on Foreign Nationals. 17. Montenegro stated that the extent of pluralism in the media proves that the country has created a favourable setting for freedom of expression. The implementation of media laws has shown that certain legal provisions of the Law on Public Broadcast Services must undergo significant changes in its provisions governing the model of management structures and funding. 18. The delegation stated that the constitutional ban on discrimination on any grounds is elaborated further in recently adopted laws, including the Law on Gender Equality. The Government established the Office for Gender Equality to implement its policy of gender equality, which is fully expressed in its plan for 2008-2012, drafted in cooperation with women’s non-governmental organizations. 19. The delegation referred to the continuous growth of GDP in recent years as a result of adequate economic and social policies. The drop of the unemployment rate from more than 30 per cent to 10.6 per cent in the last two years is further testimony to efforts to strengthen the quality of economic and social rights. 20. Montenegro pointed out that it had made a full contribution to preserving harmony among ethnic, confessional and cultural entities in the country. The delegation referred to it as the only State in the territory of former Yugoslavia that succeeded in avoiding war and ethnic conflicts on its territory; this places an even greater responsibility on Montenegro to preserve this heritage. The normative framework is in place for the appointment of the Minority Council, with