A/HRC/37/7 ensure protection of the rights of vulnerable persons. The Committee was in the process of developing an action plan. 33. The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice was currently training its staff in order to build capacity for the protection of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons. The aim was to implement resolution 275 adopted by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in 2014 and the 2006 Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Human Rights Law in relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. Under the discrimination reporting system, the right to a remedy for vulnerable persons, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons, was guaranteed. 34. The Judicial Service of Ghana, in collaboration with the Office of the AttorneyGeneral, had since 2007 been championing the Justice for All Programme by holding court hearings in prisons across the country aimed at granting bail to and discharging accused persons who had been held on remand for unreasonably long periods without trial. A total of 3,554 inmates had been reviewed under the programme, 711 of whom had been discharged, 1,153 granted bail and 157 convicted. 35. At the inception of the programme, the pretrial inmate population represented 30.6 per cent of the total prison population. At the end of October 2017, that figure had dropped to 13.2 per cent. 36. In addition, the Ghana Prisons Service had established a paralegal unit that had offices in all the large prisons to assist inmates in accessing justice. A case tracking system had been set up to ensure that cases of pretrial prisoners were tracked to check delays and promote speedy trials, which should in turn reduce prison overcrowding. 37. A regular capacity-building programme was now in place for judges, prosecutors and investigators. To ensure consistency in sentencing and to avoid excessive sentencing by judges and magistrates, guidelines had been issued. The Chief Justice had issued a circular to judges and magistrates directing them to comply with the guidelines. 38. A Legal Aid Commission Bill had been approved by Cabinet and would be considered by Parliament in the near future. Once it had passed into law, the legal aid system would become much more effective and provide greater legal assistance to those in need. 39. Ghana had been implementing major social protection interventions and had made remarkable achievements in addressing poverty and vulnerability, including the National Health Insurance Scheme, the School Feeding Programme, capitation grants, free school uniforms, sandals and textbooks and the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty Programme. However, certain population groups still suffered from multiple vulnerabilities due to chronic poverty. 40. The Mental Health Act, 2012 had provided for the establishment of the Mental Health Authority of Ghana with the mandate to formulate mental health policies and ensure their implementation. A mental health policy was being developed for cabinet approval and would be launched in due course. 41. Under the Mental Health Act, inhuman treatment of mental patients had been criminalized and free decentralized community oriented services had been established. The Ministry of Health had issued guidelines and launched campaigns for the education, training and monitoring of traditional and faith-based mental healers. 42. A Mental Health Fund had been established under the Act to provide financial resources for the care and management of people suffering from mental disorders. 43. A national Adolescent Reproductive Health Service Policy and Strategy (2016– 2020) had been developed and disseminated through social media. 44. The Office of the Attorney-General had completed the process of establishing and hosting an inter-agency coordinating committee on human rights as a dedicated national mechanism for implementation, reporting and follow-up, which would be inaugurated by the first quarter of 2018. Currently, Ghana met its reporting obligations to international and 5