A/HRC/12/42 page 8 10 March. Several resolutions were adopted by the participants at the Colloquium, inter alia on development of a firm accountability and monitoring system for Security Council resolution 1325 (2000); translation of resolution 1325 into local languages; development of gender-sensitive security sector reforms; and development of a comprehensive pre-deployment training guide on resolution 1325 for troop-contributing countries. The Liberia National Action Plan on the implementation of resolution 132512 was launched, as well as the Angie Brooks International Centre for Women’s Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security, which will train women in leadership and facilitate follow-up action to the Colloquium. II. THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN LIBERIA A. Rule of law and the criminal justice sector 9. The criminal justice sector remains pivotal in ensuring peace and security in Liberia as well as respect for human rights. During a visit to Liberia in May 2009, a Security Council delegation noted that while Liberia had made some progress, peace and security remained fragile, partly because of a weak security and justice sector. 10. There have been some significant developments in the justice sector since September 2008, notably a national rule of law retreat convened in September 2008 which for the first time brought together the three branches of Government to engage in a dialogue on the rule of law. A resolution committing all the branches to ongoing coordination was endorsed. The judiciary and the Ministry of Justice have both since commenced the process of drafting their strategic plans. Judges have been assigned to all the circuit courts and the judiciary has also commenced a programme of replacing magistrates who do not meet the qualifications criteria with law school graduates. Under a project of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, implemented by the Ministry of Justice, 10 clerks were recruited to provide clerical assistance to county attorneys in 9 counties. To address the shortage of qualified prosecutors, through a programme initiated by the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) Legal and Judicial Systems Support Division, the Open Society Initiative for West Africa provides scholarships for 50 law students who will work for the Ministry of Justice as city solicitors and county attorneys upon graduation. 11. However, the sector still faces numerous challenges including insufficient funding, lack of infrastructure, basic equipment and legal references, poor administration and caseload management, corruption, and the need for law reform. Effective and functioning judicial structures are still lacking in many outlying districts of Liberia. This, coupled with the fact that most rural Liberians are not aware of the domestic law or their rights and how to pursue them, has meant that non-judicial officers have often adjudicated cases beyond their jurisdictional 12 Besides Liberia, only two other countries in Africa, namely, Côte D’Ivoire and Uganda, have adopted National Action Plans for the implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000).