A/HRC/4/96 page 9 instance in 2006, a 12-year-old girl was raped by the Town Chief of Mano village in Pujehun District. The Chief was not prosecuted and instead the girl was forced to marry him. The TRC, as one of its main recommendations, called for the launch of a national campaign to end the practice according to which victims of rape are forced to marry the offender. The Government and civil society organizations should turn this recommendation into concrete action. 19. As a result of concerted awareness-raising action and the existence of Family Support Units (FSU) within the Sierra Leone police, staffed by female police officers, more women mustered the courage to file complaints for domestic violence. However, the enforcement capacity of the FSU to deal with those cases is insufficient. They are poorly staffed and equipped, inadequately trained, and they lack basic logistics and supplies to respond to cases of domestic violence and indeed to other sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). Also noted was community pressure to settle cases of SGBV, including the unwillingness of the victims themselves (in a number of cases after the initial shock of the violence) to proceed with prosecution. Further, the practice of requiring victims of SGBV to secure medical certificates as a condition to prosecution not only imposes a heavy burden on the victims, but also reinforces impunity as many perpetrators are not prosecuted due to the inability of the victim to obtain such a certificate. The Government needs to establish a trust fund that will provide free medical examinations for victims of rape, domestic violence and other acts of violence against women. 20. Women’s exclusion from decision-making processes in the public and private spheres remains a major challenge. Only 15 per cent of Parliamentarians and 14 and 12 per cent of the staff of the Cabinet and the District Councils, respectively, are women. Women’s access to resources and social justice, as well as their general well-being are still largely restricted and women still bear the burden of cultural expectations which limit their role to the private sphere of the home. Women who have entered public or political life are often faced with opposition or stigma from family, friends or their community. With the upcoming 2007 elections, there is a greater need for gender sensitivity on the part of the National Elections Commission (NEC), and for innovative approaches and focused efforts in several areas including: (a) registration of women voters; (b) provision of education for women; and (c) training for prospective candidates, voluntary quotas for party candidates, and gender sensitivity on the part of the National Elections Commission. E. Refugees 21. At the end of December 2006, the residual population of refugees in Sierra Leone under the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) care and support from neighbouring countries stood at 27,317 of which 21,702 are residing in 8 UNHCR supported camps, and 5,615 in private residences in Freetown, Bo and Kenema. During several visits made to refugee camps by UNIOSIL, it was noted that access to education and health facilities were the major problems faced. The withdrawal of educational assistance by UNHCR to students at secondary school levels in July 2006, led to a drop in the number of refugee students. For example, at Taiama Refugee Camp, Kori Chiefdom, Moyamba District, 214 students were reported to have discontinued their education as a direct consequence of this withdrawal. Voluntary repatriation of Liberian refugees, however, has continued with 11,259 Liberians repatriated in 2006.