A/HRC/7/10/Add.4 page 19 various problems has been isolated and fragmented, aside from the Zaire situation. She looks forward to further cooperation from the Government of Angola and UNICEF. In addition, she emphasizes that further human rights education is required, together with a strengthening of the criminal justice system and revisions to the Penal Code, to bring to justice those who abuse children. As regards accusations of witchcraft she notes that the Angolan Penal Code does not prohibit defamation, slander and insult of children, whilst it does so in relation to adults although violence and abandonment are prohibited. The Special Rapporteur welcomes that the proposed new Penal Code classifies forms of violence against children as crimes of a public nature, which would allow prosecutors to bring charges in the face of the passivity of the family. She notes that the absence of Juvenile Justice Courts is one of the constraints on the functioning of the Protection Committees. Closure of mosques and restrictions of other religious communities 53. The closure of four mosques in January 2006 amounted to an unlawful interference with the right to freedom of worship. The Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government takes greater steps to implement the Constitutional guarantee of freedom of religion or belief which includes ensuring that all branches of Government understand and respect their obligations to uphold this particular right as duty bearers. This may be achieved in part by issuing guidance and instructions to all civil servants and the provision of greater human rights education. Persons under any form of detention 54. There is an urgent need for consular access to detainees being held at Viana immigration detention centre, as well as access for UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration. Periods of immigration detention should be reduced and conditions of detention at Viana improved. The Special Rapporteur recognizes current Government efforts to construct improved detention facilities. Relations between the Government and OHCHR 55. Finally the Special Rapporteur recommends that the Government sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights with a view to establish an office with a full mandate of the High Commissioner, that is promotion and protection of human rights. -----

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