A/HRC/16/78 Contents Page I. Introduction............................................................................................................. 1–3 3 II. Human rights situation in Sierra Leone................................................................... 4–5 3 III. Equality and non-discrimination ............................................................................. 6–53 4 IV. 2 Paragraphs A. Civil and political rights ................................................................................. 10–34 4 B. Economic, social and cultural rights............................................................... 35–43 9 C. Interaction with international human rights mechanisms ............................... 44–47 10 D. Transitional justice mechanisms ..................................................................... 48–53 11 Human rights activities of the Human Rights Section ............................................ 54–58 12 A. Human rights monitoring................................................................................ 55 12 B. Capacity-building and technical assistance..................................................... 56 13 C. Partnership with national actors and United Nations agencies ....................... 57–58 13 V. Challenges............................................................................................................... 59–61 13 VI. Recommendations ................................................................................................... 62–63 14