A/HRC/33/10 33. Furthermore, since 2012, Papua New Guinea had abolished tuition fees for universal primary education and subsidized secondary and tertiary education. 34. An important initiative that Papua New Guinea had embarked upon in 2014 was ensuring that all children were registered at birth under the National Identity Project. 35. To further enforce the ban on corporal punishment against children, Papua New Guinea was strengthening efforts to implement the Behaviour Management Policy, adopted in 2009. 36. In the context of the nexus between law, justice and human rights, 2016 had been declared by the Police Department as the year of discipline and zero tolerance against unlawful conduct and abuse of authority and power by all law enforcement officers. Disciplinary measures had already been instituted against law enforcement officers. Human rights training was an ongoing and integral part of the exercise, with support for such training provided by the Ombudsman Commission and development partners, including the International Committee of the Red Cross and OHCHR. 37. Another important recent development was the establishment in 2011 of the “human rights track” within the national courts in Papua New Guinea to deal with enforcement of human rights issues under the Constitution, including providing remedies for violations and abuses. That initiative included simplification of court proceedings that were solely focused on human rights and provision for justice to be expeditiously provided. 38. Through the work of the law and justice sector, access to justice in rural and remote communities had now been provided thanks to the establishment of over 1,600 village courts and the appointment of over 16,000 village court officials, including peace officers, who were on the public sector payroll. 39. On the issue of combating corruption, a constitutional amendment establishing the Independent Commission against Corruption had been adopted in 2012 and, in 2015, the organic law for the establishment for the Commission had been brought before the National Parliament for consideration. Papua New Guinea was committed to combating corruption, including through the establishment of the Commission. 40. The commitment of Papua New Guinea to establish an independent national human rights institution in accordance with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris Principles) remained steadfast and the country was working towards that end. 41. The lack of human and institutional capacity remained an ongoing challenge, which would require strengthening efforts at the national level, including appropriate technical and capacity-building training on key human rights issues. It would also require breaking down internal silos to ensure coherent and coordinated efforts to follow-up reporting and related activities. In addition, simplifying reporting templates for the various human rights conventions would be highly useful. While expressing its commitment to fulfilling international obligations, the delegation indicated that the challenge related to ratifying core human rights instruments was the reporting obligations, which were not easy to implement, and that Papua New Guinea required capacity-building to be in a position to improve its reporting. 42. Resource constraints continued to be an impediment to fully implementing human rights commitments and obligations. Papua New Guinea stood ready to work with all development partners who were willing to support the country to enhance human rights progress. 43. Furthermore, the inadequacy of credible and accurate data and statistics on human rights issues in the country — compounded by the absence of centralized data storage and GE.16-12009 7