A/HRC/33/14 13. The delegation noted that the Constitution guaranteed the right to freedom of expression, including the right to a free media, subject to respect for the dignity of others. It also noted the existence of a number of privately owned media outlets and indicated that, in order to liberalize the media space, the Government had enacted the Swaziland Communications Commissions Act. That Act had established a communications commission, which would license community and commercial radio and television stations. 14. The delegation stated that the electoral process and the participation of political parties was governed by section 79 of the Constitution, which had been further interpreted by the Supreme Court in a case decided in 2009. Although the Supreme Court had pronounced that political parties were not allowed to field candidates, members of such parties could participate based on individual merit. The current Parliament, for example, had members who had been elected based on individual merit who were members of political parties. 15. The delegation indicated that the Public Order Act, 1963, which regulated the organization of peaceful assemblies, was under review. The Government had drafted a new public order bill, which would repeal the current Act. The bill would guarantee freedom of peaceful assembly and expression, and provide for, among other things, notification and consultation in respect of public gatherings and regulation of the powers of the police during public gatherings. The bill would also do away with the requirement that organizers of a public meeting or public gathering must obtain a permit from the police. Conveners of meetings or gatherings would still have to give the police prior notice. 16. Since the previous review, progress had also been made towards addressing challenges within the judiciary and enhancing its efficiency. The delegation noted that a legal aid policy had been formulated with the support of United Nations Development Programme and that a legal aid bill, aimed at improving access to justice for the indigent, had been drafted. Moreover, in 2015, the judiciary had recruited four additional high court judges to address the backlog of cases in the courts. 17. The delegation underscored that the Constitution guaranteed the independence of the judiciary, and that the Government respected and upheld that guarantee and did not interfere with judicial officers in the discharge of their functions. It noted that the tenure of judges was secure. 18. The country had made substantial progress in ensuring access to safe drinking water by the population. The proportion of persons with access to safe drinking water had increased from 56.4 per cent in 1997 to 72.4 per cent in 2014. The delegation observed that improvements had been observed in both rural and urban areas. Additionally, as of 2014, the proportion of the population estimated to have access to electricity was 65 per cent. 19. The delegation noted that the Suppression of Terrorism Act was under review. To that end, the Government had drafted the Suppression of Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2013. The intention behind the amending the Act was to bring legislation into line with the Constitution and the country’s international obligations. A key feature of the amendment would curtail the broad definition of “terrorist act”, ensuring that the provision was not unduly applied to activities that were not terrorist acts. The delegation indicated that the bill had been tabled before Parliament under a certificate of urgency and that the legislature had invited the public to make comments on its content. 20. The delegation referred to a number of developments regarding access to health care. It noted that there had been an increase in the number of persons with access to antiretroviral therapy due to the introduction of immediate access to such therapy and treatment for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers. By the end of 2014, there were 125,421 persons on antiretroviral therapy, with 7,906 (6 per cent) of those being children under 14 years of age. With an increase in the number of persons on antiretroviral therapy, a key 5