A/HRC/14/37 a suitable national preventive mechanism against torture and to expedite the implementation of the anti-discrimination law. 662. Other accepted recommendations concerned the removal of the death penalty from the legislation of one entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Republika Srpska), targeted courses in human rights law, building capacities for prison services, the need to establish and improve capacities for the prevention of hate speech, support for women victims of war and wartime rape, and support for victims and witnesses in cases of war crimes. Recommendations regarding freedom of speech with a view to furthering activities for the prevention of hate speech and the dissemination of religious and ethnic intolerance in all media, and major recommendations relating to the harmonization of the Constitution and the election law had also been accepted. 663. The 58 partially accepted recommendations concerned more efficient implementation of the ratified Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto, initial activities for the ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, the fight against the exploitation of children, begging, poverty reduction, concluding activities to design a strategy for social inclusion and the eradication of any form of discrimination in the education of children. 664. The delegation noted that over recent years, Bosnia and Herzegovina had been intensely fighting discrimination and building its human rights institutional capacity, and that it would continue fulfilling its obligations. The recommendations concerning gender equality, domestic violence and sexual orientation had been partially accepted, as the country had already developed relevant strategies and plans and established appropriate legal mechanisms. 665. Bosnia and Herzegovina had been continuously working for the implementation and monitoring of the war crimes prosecution strategy. A supervisory body and a system of regular reporting had been established. The number of cases and persons who had committed war crimes and the structure of these cases had been identified. The development of a transitional justice strategy was under way. 666. The delegation reported that Bosnia and Herzegovina was aware of the problem of inadequate support for and protection of witnesses, in particular in cases relating to war crimes. The country had designed a network of support for witnesses, and the Ministry of Justice was involved in implementing its activities. The justice reform strategy for the period 2008–2012 and plan of action for the implementation of the strategy included a plan to adopt medium-term plans for the training of judges and prosecutors, although it was necessary to upgrade and improve them. 667. In order to ensure high standards in law enforcement, Bosnia and Herzegovina was in the process of developing a curriculum for the ongoing training of judges and prosecutors. It had passed a law on the agency for the prevention of corruption and adopted the anti-corruption strategy for the period 2009–2014. The agency, which would report to the Parliamentary Assembly, was being established. Since April 2007, one entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Republika Srpska) had been implementing its own anti-corruption project. 668. Activities on the freedom of expression and associations of journalists and other civil society organizations would continue. Authorities and the competent agency advocated for the right to freedom of expression, which implied that the media and journalists could carry out research, publish information and inform the public. The agency had a regular practice of publicly condemning any attempt to exert pressure and threats against journalists performing their professional activities. 148 GE.12-17781