A/HRC/11/L.10 page 170 693. Since independence, policies had been implemented for the benefit of the people. In the light of the current global economic and financial crisis, the Government continued to believe that policies that underscored the importance of achieving socio-economic and development goals as a way of ensuring unity remained vitally important. 694. Detailed comments and explanations provided by Malaysia on recommendations are available in document A/HRC/11/30/Add.1. On the issue of preventive detention legislation, the Government had decided, in early April 2009, to undertake a comprehensive study with a view to reviewing the Internal Security Act. For this purpose, a working committee had been established at the Ministry of Home Affairs. Since Malaysia’s review in February 2009, the Government had released a significant number of persons previously detained under the Act. 695. Malaysia was considering inviting the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to make a country visit. The Government was in the process of finalizing a national child policy, a national child protection policy and the relevant plans of action. Serious efforts had been made to review some reservations to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women with a view to lifting them. With regard to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, a technical committee had been established to study the possibility of withdrawing reservations, which was expected to be considered before the end of 2009. The Government was in the process of amending the Child Act 2001 in order to implement the recommendations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child. The proposed amendments included the extension of powers of child protection teams, broadening the scope of coverage to include victims of trafficking, and the repeal of corporal punishment sentences for children, replacing them with community service orders. An additional M$81.1 million had been allocated to enhance a community-based rehabilitation programme for children with disabilities. 696. Malaysia had developed gender-awareness programmes, which included books explaining to children that girls should enjoy the same rights as boys, as outlined in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. 697. With a view to enhancing the transparency and independence of Malaysia’s national human rights commission (SUHAKAM), in April 2009, the Government amended the 1999 SUHAKAM Act. The amendments refined the criteria for the appointment and