Strengthening of Technical Cooperation and Consultative Services in Guinea

A/HRC/RES/28/33View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 10 Technical assistance and capacity-building, published in 2015.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 2011–2015

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2015	A/HRC/RES/28/33	Strengthening of technical cooperation and consultative services in Guinea	951	52%Compare
2014	A/HRC/RES/25/35	Strengthening of technical cooperation and consultative services in Guinea	883	64%Compare
2013	A/HRC/RES/23/23	Strengthening of technical cooperation and consultative services in Guinea	1,033	34%Compare
2012	A/HRC/RES/19/30	Strengthening of technical cooperation and consultative services in Guinea	903	34%Compare
2011	A/HRC/RES/16/36	Strengthening of technical cooperation and consultative services in Guinea	537	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

10 subjects

Administration of Justice Democracy Ebola Virus Disease Elections Guinea Human Rights International Cooperation Reconciliation Security Sector Reform Technical Cooperation

What’s in this document?

30 operative paragraphs

Recognizes the efforts made by the Government of Guinea to strengthen the rule of law and improve the human rights situation in the country;

Welcomes the existence of the new Ministry of Human Rights and Civil Liberties and its constructive work and the mainstreaming of human rights in the reform of the security sector;

Encourages the Guinean authorities to mainstream human rights in all public policies;

Calls upon the Guinean authorities to pursue their efforts to guarantee freedom of peaceful assembly and association, including freedom of the media and the protection of journalists;

Also calls upon the Guinean authorities to make the justice, truth and reconciliation process operational;

Firmly reiterates its commitment to accession to power by democratic means and condemns all incitement to ethnic and/or racial hatred;

Calls upon the Government of Guinea to ensure that the elections to be held in 2015 take place within the specified time frame, in conditions of peace, transparency and security, and with full respect for human rights and democratic principles;

Urges all political stakeholders:

To continue to take an active part in good faith in the political dialogue, particularly on issues regarding the organization of free, transparent, inclusive and peaceful elections;

To prevent any act of violence that harms the democratization process under way and to refrain from committing such acts;

To be actively involved in the national reconciliation process;

Encourages the Government of Guinea to make the national commission established in 2013 for the study and prevention of the problem of violence operational;

Welcomes the efforts by the Government of Guinea to undertake reforms in the security and defence sectors that incorporate respect for human rights and guarantee the enjoyment of civil and political rights and calls upon the Government of Guinea to continue human rights training for the security forces;

Welcomes the progress made with regard to the reform of the justice sector, including the establishment of the Supreme Council of Justice and the enhancement of judges’ conditions of service;

Encourages the Government of Guinea to adopt and carry out reforms aimed at strengthening the administration of justice in order to combat impunity and consolidate respect for human rights;

Calls upon the Government of Guinea to ensure that the National Human Rights Institution that has been established is compliant with the Paris Principles;

Encourages the Government of Guinea to pursue its efforts to fight impunity, in particular the judicial proceedings initiated in connection with the violence allegedly committed by the security forces, notably in 2007 and 2013;

Urges the Government of Guinea to adopt the following supplementary measures:

Support the work of the panel of judges appointed to investigate the events of 28 September 2009, and expedite judicial proceedings against those responsible for the violence, including the acts of sexual violence committed against women and girls;

Guarantee the necessary means and security conditions for the panel of judges so that its members may effectively fulfil their mandate;

Ensure the safety and protection of the witnesses and victims and provide them with appropriate redress and assistance, including in the form of medical and psychological support;

Compensate the families of victims who lost their lives as a result of the events of 28 September 2009 and provide redress for the physical and psychological suffering inflicted upon those who were wounded;

Takes note of the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Guinea in 2014;²

²A/HRC/28/50.

Firmly reiterates its appeal to the international community:

To provide the Government of Guinea with appropriate assistance to promote respect for human rights, the fight against impunity and the reform of the security and justice sectors, as well as the initiatives that are under way to promote truth, justice and national reconciliation;

To support the efforts of the Government of Guinea to combat the Ebola virus and strengthen the resilience of its health-care system;

To support the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Guinea;

To support the Ministry of Human Rights and Civil Liberties in the implementation of its plan of action;

Invites the High Commissioner to report to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-first session on the situation of human rights and the work of the Office of the High Commissioner in Guinea;

Decides to remain seized of this matter.

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