A/HRC/15/57 year by arranging meetings with officials and granting him access to detention facilities including prison facilities of the NISS. 4.5 Set up systems for documentation and recording of violations of human rights and ensuring access for human rights defenders to this information. Ensure the effective functioning of documentation centres within the human rights units of the Ministries of the Interior, Defence, Welfare and others. Mid-term • Systems in place and documentation centres functioning effectively No information made available. 4.6 No implementation at all, which has direct bearing on concretely improving the human rights situation on the ground. Evaluate, together with the United Nations, the functioning of the State Committees to Combat Violence against Women, the implementation of their workplans as well as the implementation of the National Action Plan Mid-term • Evaluation conducted and made public See recommendation 1.2.4. 4.7 Significant activities were undertaken and implementation is in process. Establish an independent national human rights commission in accordance with the Paris Principles and with a dedicated mandate, resources and capacity to address the situation in Darfur Short-term • NHRC in accordance with Paris Principles established The National Human Rights Commission Act has been passed. However, the Government has not taken any steps towards the establishment of the Commission through a transparent and inclusive process for the selection of the members. Some activities were undertaken but little or no impact has been reported from the ground. Response of the Government of Sudan A bill establishing an independent 15-member Human Rights Commission with an independent budget was passed in 2009. The CPA parties are yet to agree on the procedure for nominating members to the Commission. 4.8 Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Mid-term 43