A/HRC/25/4 CFAF 123.692 billion. Senegal had launched an initiative to provide universal health insurance, with the objective of covering 75 per cent of the population by 2017. 9. Support for persons with disabilities remained a priority for the Government. In 2010, a social orientation law had been adopted to protect them. An equal opportunities card was being created that would allow bearers to access essential services free of charge. 10. Furthermore, a national programme of family security grants had been implemented to make impoverished families less vulnerable. The programme awarded family security grants of CFAF 100,000 per year to 250,000 families living in extreme poverty. 11. Combating child trafficking was one of the major themes of the National Strategy on Economic and Social Development. On 5 June 2013, Senegal had adopted a road map to the elimination of the worst forms of child labour by 2016. Awareness of the subregional dimension of this problem had led to consultation on the matter with neighbouring countries. 12. In the past decade, particular efforts had been made to build schools. Between 2000 and 2010, the number of facilities had increased from 449 to 1,958 in preschool education, from 4,751 to 8,198 in primary education, from 455 to 917 in middle school education and from 111 to 326 in secondary education. In the same period, the gross enrolment rate had increased from 2.3 per cent to 9.8 per cent in preschool education, from 67.2 per cent to 94.4 per cent in primary education, from 19.6 per cent to 45 per cent in middle school education and from 9.3 per cent to 19.4 per cent in secondary education. 13. Senegal also attached great importance to press freedom and the sector was characterized by media pluralism, with more than 200 media outlets that expressed themselves freely, subject to respect for the privacy of others, citizens’ rights and freedoms, and public order. The recommendation relating to the decriminalization of press offences was being considered as part of the bill on a press code. 14. The delegation stressed that the Government was taking the necessary steps to improve conditions in places of detention. The National Observatory of Places of Deprivation of Liberty had been operational since 2012 and emphasis had also been placed on preventing lengthy pretrial detention. 15. As part of the fight against impunity, members of the defence and security forces found to be involved in acts of torture had been subject to legal proceedings. However, the best example of the country’s desire to respect its international commitments in the fight against impunity was the creation of the Extraordinary African Chambers to try the former Chadian President, Hissène Habré. 16. The Government supported the current reform of the Senegalese Human Rights Committee and would take all the necessary measures to ensure that it conformed to the Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (Paris Principles) and recover its “A” status. A well-known human rights activist had been appointed to lead the revitalization of the Committee. 17. The delegation believed that the progress made since 2009 had been significant. Nevertheless, challenges and constraints remained and Senegal was making consistent and determined efforts to confront and overcome them in the near future. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 18. During the interactive dialogue, 88 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are to be found in chapter II of the present report. 4 GE.13-18935