A/HRC/4/102 page 12 37. In Afghanistan, the Human Rights and Rule of Law Units of UNAMA, in coordination with UNDP, UNIFEM, UNODC and UNICEF, as well as donors, has undertaken a number of activities to enhance justice sector coordination, to support the development of a government strategy for the justice sector, to strengthen the legal framework, to improve the physical infrastructure of justice institutions, to improve access to justice including through the provision of legal aid, to improve the situation of women and children in the justice sector, to effectuate reforms of the prison sector, to address the legacy of gross human rights violations through the development, and to implement the “National Action Plan on Peace, Reconciliation and Justice”. 38. In Angola in 2005, UNDP, UNICEF, the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) and the Human Rights Office of OHCHR in Angola jointly supported the work of the Commission on the Reform of the Justice System, established by the President of Angola and coordinated by the Ministry of Justice. 39. In Guatemala, OHCHR provided assistance to the Commission for the Support and Follow-Up on the Strengthening of the Justice Sector by drafting a sector report on access to justice by indigenous people. Constitutional assistance 40. During the period 2004-2006, OHCHR provided advice in connection with draft constitutions or constitutional issues in a number of countries including Bhutan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Colombia, Iraq and Nepal. In the case of Bhutan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, comments were given on new draft constitutions in 2005 and 2004, respectively. In Nepal, in July 2006, the Interim Constitution Drafting Committee requested the Office to provide its advice with respect to human rights and specific comments on draft provisions relating to the National Human Rights Commission. The OHCHR Nepal office also provided comments on a subsequent draft to negotiating teams in September 2006. In Colombia, the Office made comments on the constitutional reform project in 2004. 41. This assistance was most institutionalized in the case of assistance in Iraq where UNAMI established an Office of Constitutional Support. OHCHR participated in activities organized by UNAMI and provided input on the draft Iraqi Constitution. This included comments on drafts, as well as on assistance in implementation. For example, in April 2006, the Office of Constitutional Support, with support from the human rights component of UNAMI, UNDP and the International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences in Siracusa, Italy, organized a conference on “The Judiciary in Iraq: Competence and Perspectives for the Constitutional Review and Implementation Process”. Iraqi participants from political parties, the judiciary, the bar association and academia discussed issues including the Federal Supreme Court, the Supreme Judicial Council, the Shura Council, regional courts, conditions of service, special courts, the role of Islam in the Constitution, and transitional justice. Legislative assistance 42. In Angola, in 2006, the Human Rights Office provided substantive input to a new draft of the new Penal Code on matters relating to juvenile justice, war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, and on issues relating to HIV/AIDS. OHCHR also provided contributions to a revised law on pretrial detention.

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