A/HRC/19/19 18. Regarding the right to health, infantile mortality and the prevalence of HIV/AIDS had been significantly reduced thanks to the efforts made by the Government between 1986 and 2000. 19. The right to work was recognized in the 1987 Constitution and Haiti had ratified several conventions on workers’ rights. Freedom of association and the right to strike were protected. Public institutions had been set up to deal with social security and currently offered social protection on favourable terms to workers who were interested. 20. In the area of the right to decent housing and the rehousing of those made homeless on 12 January 2010, three projects were currently under way. The Kay Pam project offered financing of up to 100 per cent for the purchase or construction of a residence, the purchase of land and the enlargement or improvement of housing. The 16/6 project, which concerned the rehousing of people made homeless on 12 January 2010, consisted in a proposal to close 6 camps and in return to rehouse 16 communities. The rehabilitation of the original 16 quarters would be undertaken on the basis of the priorities decided by the inhabitants. Lastly, the 400 per cent project consisted in a plan to build 400 houses in the commune of Croix-des-Bouquets, a town close to the capital. 21. A Ministry for the Status of Women and Women’s Rights had been created in 1994 in order to meet the various needs of Haitian women. According to a new constitutional amendment, a quota of 30 per cent should be reserved for women in appointive posts. 22. Education was a challenge the Haitian Government had faced for decades. President Michel Joseph Martelly had adopted a whole set of measures. By the end of the President’s term of office, 1.5 million children would be provided with schooling, which was unprecedented in the history of Haiti. 23. The population of Haiti was officially estimated at 8.1 million inhabitants, 55 per cent of whom lived in extreme poverty on an income of 1 dollar per person per day. In response, the Haitian Government had launched a fourfold policy to reduce poverty and inequalities. The first part consisted in strengthening institutions such as the State, the family and the school; the second promoted equal opportunities; the third sought the redistribution of income, and the fourth focused on the development of opportunities and capacity-building. 24. Despite the fact that holding a person in custody for more than 48 hours without being brought before a judge had been forbidden under the 1987 Constitution, pretrial detention continued to be practised for other reasons, and led to prison overpopulation. The judicial authorities had taken steps to resolve the problem and a bill on habeas corpus was currently awaiting parliamentary approval. 25. Under the constitutional reform currently under way, a Constitutional Court would be established to monitor the constitutionality of legislation. In addition three laws had been passed by Parliament in 2007, one setting up the Superior Council of the Judiciary, another concerning the status of the magistrature, and a third relating to the School for Judges. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 26. During the interactive dialogue, 51 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are to be found in section II of the present report. 27. Sri Lanka commended the Government and the people of Haiti for their courage and resilience in rebuilding the country following the catastrophic earthquake of 2010. It welcomed the significant reduction in infant and child mortality and the decrease in the prevalence of HIV. It noted that, although primary education was compulsory and free under the Constitution, Haiti was not yet in a position to guarantee full compliance with this GE.11-17271 5