3.0 POLICY INTERVENTIONS MADE BY THE COMMISSION Note: All policy interventions are released to the public via mass media and civil society organizations. 1st Quarter (January – March 2016) 3.1 • A recommendation was issued to abolish the death penalty in Sri Lanka in keeping with Sri Lankan commitment to a more humane society consonant with human rights principles and values.  The Commission recommended to the Ministry of Health to issue a circular to enable transgender persons to change their sex in their personal documentation, such as the National Identity Card (NIC). Since then the HRCSL had continuous discussions with the Ministry of Health, the Department of Registrar General and civil society regarding the gender certificate which was formulated by the Commission to enable change of sex in personal documentation. Following that, the Ministry of Health issued circular No. 01-34/2016 dated 16.06.2016 under the hand of the Director General of Health Services. The Registrar-General issued circular No 06/2016 dated 28.07.2016 instructing all registrars in the country to change the sex and name in the birth certificate based on the gender recognition certificate.  The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka and the National Child Protection Authority issued a news release signed by the Chairpersons of both institutions urgently calling the attention of authorities and members of the general public on the right to education of the 5 year old child who was denied admission to Sambodhi Primary School at Ilukhena in Kuliyapitiya on the basis he suffered from HIV/AIDS. 2nd Quarter (April – June 2016) 3.2  The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka presented its proposals for Constitutional Reforms to the Hon. Prime Minister, Hon. Speaker and to the Public Representation Committee on Constitutional Reforms.  The Human Rights Commission issued directives on arrest and detention of persons arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act No. 48 of 1979.  The Human Rights Commission welcomed the Directives issued by His Excellency President on arrest and detention of persons under Prevention of Terrorism Act No. 48 of 1979 by a public statement. 11