A/HRC/10/84 Page 4 to working with the Pacific Islands Forum and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community to promote human rights nationally and regionally. 8. Responding to questions sent in advance, Tuvalu stated that civil society was closely involved in consultations and considerations of the national report and expressed a commitment to initiating partnerships with stakeholders to build local capacities. 9. Among measures of the institutional framework, the Head of Delegation reported on the establishment of the people’s lawyer office, training of young lawyers and expansion of the Attorney-General’s office. Tuvalu supported the concept of establishing a national human rights mechanism, but this would have to be considered in the light of the availability of financial and technical resources to not only establish it but also to sustain the institution in the long run. As a practical solution, the Government considered pooling resources for a regional facility, and called on OHCHR to support this regional initiative. With regard to human rights training, community paralegals conduct grass-roots training on human rights and gender, and judges, magistrates and members of Parliament have received regional training. Tuvalu supported the availability of legal services through the people’s lawyer office and training of lawyers to improve access to justice. 10. With regard to corruption and good governance, the Government expressed its full support for the work of the Auditor-General’s office, but pointed out that all sectors of the State are underfunded. 11. Tuvalu reported that the State report had been submitted to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and that the report for the Committee on the Rights of the Child was in its final stages. Recommendations by both Committees have already been or are being implemented, inter alia, through the educational master plan of action and the women policy. 12. Tuvalu was well aware of the need to keep domestic laws and cultural practices consistent with international conventions, and strived to ensure that there are adequate resources to enable the Government to implement and harmonize laws. 13. The Head of Delegation stated that the Constitution does not currently mention that discrimination on the basis of gender is prohibited. Referring to culture and land issues, Tuvalu is considering amending the Constitution by including sex-gender discrimination and introducing a clause protecting customary land inheritance laws. 14. While stating that Tuvalu respects the rights of persons of all sexual orientations, the Head of Delegation stated that the question of legal protection in the Constitution will need to be carefully considered, and that Tuvalu is open to discussion and relevant actions. 15. The Government is currently collecting data on domestic violence against women. In 2007, the Tuvalu High Court made a decision on what was perhaps the first sexual harassment case in the Pacific. The Court recognized the common law tort of sexual harassment and ruled in favour of the female employee. 16. In Tuvalu, education is free and compulsory for primary school up to year 8, and there are provisions for free health care and language rights.