Technical Assistance and Capacity-Building to Improve Human Rights in the Sudan

A/HRC/RES/30/22View 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 · 2014–2018

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/39/22

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2018	A/HRC/RES/39/22	Technical assistance and capacity-building to improve human rights in the Sudan	1,279	62%Compare
2017	A/HRC/RES/36/26	Technical assistance and capacity-building to improve human rights in the Sudan	1,058	30%Compare
2016	A/HRC/RES/33/26	Technical assistance and capacity-building to improve human rights in the Sudan	1,811	49%Compare
2015	A/HRC/RES/30/22	Technical assistance and capacity-building to improve human rights in the Sudan	1,587	52%Compare
2014	A/HRC/RES/27/29	Technical assistance and capacity-building to improve human rights in the Sudan	1,113	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

12 subjects

Blue Nile (Sudan : State)Civil and Political Rights Darfur (Sudan)Experts Human Rights Human Rights Violations Humanitarian Assistance Internal Security Law Reform Southern Kordofan (Sudan : State)Sudan Technical Cooperation

What’s in this document?

28 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the work of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan;

Takes note of the report of the Independent Expert submitted to the Human Rights Council at its thirtieth session,² and of the comments of the Government of the Sudan thereon;

²A/HRC/30/60.

Also takes note of the continued cooperation of the Government of the Sudan with the Independent Expert to enable him to fulfil his mandate, and of the Government’s stated commitment to continue that cooperation;

Encourages the initiative of holding a comprehensive, inclusive national dialogue in the Sudan to achieve sustainable peace, and also encourages all Sudanese stakeholders to ensure an environment conducive to inclusive, transparent and credible dialogue;

Takes note of the assessment made by the Independent Expert that recommendations made by the previous mandate holder to all parties have largely remained unimplemented, and encourages all stakeholders to fulfil their pledges with regard to the release of political prisoners;

Commends the commitment and the effort of the Government of the Sudan to reinforce human rights education and to continue to incorporate human rights principles in the education system, and encourages the Government to enhance its efforts to implement the other portions of the National Plan for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights (2013-2023);

Notes with appreciation the continued efforts made by the Government of the Sudan in combating human trafficking, including the enactment and implementation of the National Act on Combating Human Trafficking and Smuggling (2014) and in hosting a regional conference on trafficking in persons in Khartoum in late 2014, and encourages the Government and regional and international partners to implement the Khartoum Process;

Also notes with appreciation the hosting by the Sudan of tens of thousands of refugees from neighbouring and regional countries;

Encourages the Government of the Sudan to further promote and protect the right to freedom of religion and belief, and in this respect to comply with its constitutional obligations and its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;

Expresses serious concern at the excessive use of force, including the lethal shooting of demonstrators in September 2013 and March 2014, takes note of the record of the Government of the Sudan in investigating and prosecuting perpetrators, and calls upon the Government to institute an independent public inquiry and to refer its findings to the judiciary within its legal system to ensure justice and accountability related to those incidents;

Takes note of the investigation by the Attorney General’s office and report entitled “Monitoring cases of death during the events that the State of Khartoum witnessed in September 2013”, and encourages the process of the referral of its findings to the judiciary for the purpose of ensuring justice and accountability;

Stresses that holding perpetrators accountable needs to be a foremost priority of the Government of the Sudan;

Expresses concern at reports of the closure of some non-governmental organizations and restrictions on the media, pre- and post-publication censorship, seizure of newspapers, the banning of some journalists, and violations of the rights to freedom of expression and freedom of association and of peaceful assembly;

Urges the Government of the Sudan to further its efforts for the promotion and protection of human rights, in particular to ensure freedom from arbitrary arrest and detention and to respect the human rights of all individuals, including human rights defenders and members of civil society organizations;

Condemns any party’s violations or abuses of international human rights and humanitarian law reported in the States of Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile, including those involving sexual and gender-based violence, the indiscriminate bombing of humanitarian facilities and the killing of civilians and humanitarian aid workers, and urges all parties to resort to peace;

Urges the Government of the Sudan to investigate allegations of human rights violations in the camps for internally displaced persons with a view to ending violations;

Encourages all parties to facilitate humanitarian access to populations in need of assistance, and encourages the Government of the Sudan to intensify its endeavours to address humanitarian needs in conflict-affected areas;

Encourages the Government of the Sudan to ratify international instruments as accepted by the Government in the universal periodic review process;

Encourages the commitment of the Government of the Sudan to comprehensive national legal reform initiatives in the Sudan, to guarantee further full compliance of the State with its constitutional and international human rights obligations, such as provisions of the Criminal Act (1991), including those which redefine the offence of rape and dissociate it from adultery and which introduce the offence of sexual harassment; the promulgation and implementation of the National Act on Combating Human Trafficking and Smuggling of Persons Act, the Anti-Corruption Act, the Act on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and the revision of the Press Act, the local state Community Protection Law and the National Security Act;

Urges Member States, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, relevant United Nations agencies and other stakeholders to support the national efforts of the Government of the Sudan in accordance with the present resolution with a view to further improving the situation of human rights in the country by responding to the Government’s requests for technical assistance;

Requests the Office of the High Commissioner, taking into account the recommendations of the Independent Expert, to provide technical assistance and capacity-building to the Government of the Sudan at its request on ways to improve the situation of human rights in the country with a view to providing support for the country to fulfil its human rights obligations, including specifically assistance with the legal reforms under way in the country described in paragraph 19 above so as to help to reconcile those laws with the international obligations of the Sudan;

Expresses deep concern at the situation of human rights and security in conflict-related areas, particularly in the Darfur region and the States of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile, and the profound negative impact of this on civilians, in particular women and children, and therefore encourages the Independent Expert to visit conflict zones, which the Government of the Sudan will facilitate, as it has done with past visits by the Independent Expert in fulfilment of the mandate;

Decides to renew the mandate of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan for a period of one year under agenda item 10, to continue the engagement of the mandate holder with the Government of the Sudan to assess, verify and report on the situation of human rights with the view to make recommendations on technical assistance and capacity-building for addressing human rights in the country, considering a full range of information, including information presented by the Government and viewpoints by civil society, and other relevant stakeholders that would assist the mandate holder in the implementation of the mandate;

Requests the Independent Expert to present a report to the Human Rights Council for its consideration at its thirty-third session;

Calls upon the Government of the Sudan to continue its full cooperation with the Independent Expert and to continue to permit effective access to visit all areas of the country, and to meet with all relevant actors;

Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to provide all necessary financial and human resources support to the Independent Expert in the implementation of the mandate;

Calls upon the Government of the Sudan to continue to cooperate with the Office of the High Commissioner in the implementation of the present resolution;

Decides to consider this issue under agenda item 10.

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