A/HRC/23/12 100. Brazil welcomed steps taken to promote democracy and foster human rights, particularly measures adopted to strengthen the judiciary through reforms and cooperation with the European Court of Human Rights and the International Criminal Court for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). It asked whether Montenegro was considering additional measures to guarantee that minorities were protected from all forms of discrimination and had full access to health and education. Brazil made recommendations. 101. Greece welcomed the many positive developments in human rights since the first UPR cycle. It requested more information on results achieved following the adoption of measures to promote gender equality. It asked what steps had been taken to combat human trafficking. Greece welcomed initiatives taken to provide human rights education and training and asked how effective they had been. It made recommendations. 102. Canada welcomed the recent update on the status of the implementation of the Strategy for the improvement of the status of the Roma and asked what measures to combat discrimination of the Roma were envisaged for inclusion in the 2012-2016 strategy. It welcomed the adoption of the Law on the Ombudsman and legislation on discrimination. Canada made recommendations. 103. Turkey noted the swift progress made in promoting and protecting human rights in Montenegro, following the restoration of independence in 2006. It particularly welcomed the adoption of the Foster Care Development Strategy and Action Plan 2012-2016 to protect the rights of the child. It appreciated the initiatives to promote gender equality in municipalities and noted the strategy to combat human trafficking. Turkey encouraged Montenegro to provide training for relevant staff in identifying signs of ill-treatment. It made recommendations. 104. The Montenegro delegation referred to action taken to combat human trafficking, with the strategy paper adopted by the Government, which focuses on prevention, criminal prosecution, protection of victims and identification of potential victims. Public awarenessraising is a priority, as well as building professional capacities through training and regional cooperation to address the problem. 105. The delegation referred to various measures taken to substantially increase the integration of children with special needs in regular schools. The activities of special departments in regular schools have been reinforced. Former specialized institutions are being used as resource centres to support the regular system. Such efforts have been accompanied by a comprehensive public awareness-raising campaign undertaken in cooperation with UNICEF. 106. Measures to ensure the effective implementation of the anti-corruption laws were highlighted, including the setting up of separate departments within courts, prosecution offices and police departments for the handling of corruption cases. 107. Responding to the question about war crimes, the delegation clarified that of the six war crimes cases concerning Montenegro, three had ended in final judgements, one is at the appellate procedure and two cases are still pending. Services have been set up to offer assistance to victims of war crimes and a guide on the rights of victims of war crimes has been published. 108. Montenegro is facing the problem of judicial backlog. The Law on the Protection of the Right to Trial Within a Reasonable Time has been adopted, which provides a means of redress for the exercise of this right. A plan has been adopted with specific measures for the reassignment of judges with a lesser workload, the redistribution of cases from overburdened courts and the introduction of overtime. The new Criminal Procedure Code, implemented 1 September 2011, introduced prosecutor-led investigations and plea bargaining measures. 14