A/HRC/29/13 been amended in 2014 so as to increase Sami involvement in the process of issuing permits for exploration for minerals. 20. With regard to the mental health challenges facing reindeer herders, notably their increased risk of suicide, the Government had acknowledged that there was a need for more efforts in order to reduce such risks; a number of proposals were being looked into. 21. Sweden was constantly seeking ways to strengthen the rights of the child, including the rights of children to express their views on issues concerning them. Since October 2014, preparatory work on the incorporation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child into Swedish legislation had been prioritized by the Government. 22. The delegation explained that in 2014, approximately 7,000 unaccompanied minors had applied for asylum in Sweden and that the best interests of the child were always to be taken into account. The Swedish Migration Board had worked actively to trace the minors’ parents or other guardians. 23. More than 6,000 persons under the age of 18, with residence in Sweden, were stateless. The delegation noted that the recognition of the State of Palestine would give most of those children citizenship. Amendments to the Swedish Citizenship Act, with the aim of reducing statelessness, would enter into force on 1 April 2015. 24. The delegation stated that, in Sweden, pretrial detention and restrictions should only be used when necessary and proportionate. The reasons for the detention were regularly reviewed. It was important that the length of the pretrial detention be kept as short as possible and that only necessary restrictions be used. The Prosecution Authority and the Prison and Probation Service were both taking steps to reduce the isolation of detainees. 25. The Government was also examining ways of improving the overall situation for young offenders, including finding ways to ease any solitary confinement of young detainees. 26. The delegation reported that Sweden combined strong protection of the rights of the individual with efforts to prevent any interference with the right to privacy. The Foreign Intelligence Act and the Signals Intelligence Act contained mechanisms for legal security and control to ensure that the requirement of integrity protection was met. 27. The delegation stated that signals intelligence at the National Defence Radio Establishment was conducted within the detailed framework of Swedish legislation, under strict judicial control and with parliamentary oversight. The Government reported to Parliament annually, through a written communication, on the signals surveillance conducted under the Act. The system was aimed at ensuring that signals intelligence was carried out in accordance with the national legislation protecting privacy as well as with the country’s obligations under international human rights law. 28. On the issue of investigations into alleged police misconduct, the delegation referred to the establishment on 1 January 2015, at the national level, of the independent and separate Department of Special Investigations, within the Swedish police. 29. The delegation reported that the Government, in its budget bill for 2015, had announced that it intended to deliver to Parliament a systematic strategy for human rights work in Sweden, one important aspect of which was to set out how independent monitoring of the implementation of human rights in the country could be organized. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 30. During the interactive dialogue, 89 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are to be found in section II of the present report. 5