Technical Assistance and Capacity-Building in the Field of Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

A/HRC/RES/42/34View 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 2019.

What other versions does this mandate have?

9 versions · 2017–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/60/35

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/HRC/RES/60/35	Technical assistance and capacity-building in the field of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	2,524	63%Compare
2024	A/HRC/RES/57/34	Technical assistance and capacity-building in the field of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	2,534	47%Compare
2023	A/HRC/RES/54/34	Technical assistance and capacity-building in the field of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	3,407	30%Compare
2022	A/HRC/RES/51/36	Technical assistance and capacity-building in the field of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	3,351	41%Compare
2021	A/HRC/RES/48/20	Technical assistance and capacity-building in the field of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	3,810	57%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Administration of Justice Democratic Republic of the Congo Human Rights Internal Security International Cooperation Technical Cooperation

What’s in this document?

23 operative paragraphs

Condemns unequivocally all acts of violence, especially in areas of the country affected by armed or intercommunal conflict, including the violence committed in Yumbi territory in December 2018, and urges all stakeholders to reject any kind of violence, to exercise maximum restraint in their actions in order to avoid further inflaming the situation, and to settle their disputes peacefully;

Notes the efforts made by the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to bring the alleged perpetrators of those acts to justice, encourages them to implement all necessary measures to ensure that all alleged perpetrators are brought to justice, and welcomes the convictions already pronounced;

Also notes the resumption, since 27 August 2018, of the trial of the persons who allegedly killed two United Nations experts and the persons accompanying them in March 2017, and reiterates the need to bring all alleged perpetrators promptly to justice and prosecute them without delay;

Welcomes the peaceful transfer of power in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 24 January 2019, including the subsequent establishment of national and provincial legislative and executive institutions, in accordance with the Constitution, and notes that the return of the opposition leaders to the Democratic Republic of the Congo has contributed to the development of a new balance of power among the political forces of the country;

Encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to pursue the awaited legislative changes aimed at enhancing respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, as the President has pledged, to continue efforts to strengthen the rule of law and democratic institutions and to advance political openness;

Underlines the responsibility incumbent on all stakeholders to act in strict respect of the rule of law and human rights and urges them to reject all forms of violence;

Encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to respect the rule of law and to continue with its efforts to respect, protect and uphold all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, in accordance with the international obligations of States;

Welcomes the establishment of a permanent human rights commission and a standing committee on women’s rights in the National Assembly;

Notes with appreciation the progressive operationalization of the National Human Rights Commission and the publication of both its third annual report and various ad hoc and inquiry reports, and calls upon the Government to ensure the Commission’s independence, including with regard to its funding, so as to ensure full compliance with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris Principles);

Welcomes the strong commitment of the President to improving the human rights situation and the positive steps taken since his inauguration to launch his reform agenda and open up the political environment, which have resulted in the release of political prisoners, the closure of all detention centres, the return of political actors and progress in ensuring respect for fundamental freedoms, including the freedom of expression;

Reaffirms its strong commitment to respect fully the principles of non-interference in the internal affairs of States, including strict respect for the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of the Democratic Republic of the Congo;

Encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to continue actively its efforts together with civil society organizations and the international community to end impunity for the perpetrators of serious human rights violations and abuses, including sexual and gender-based violence, and violations of international humanitarian law, and to ensure that victims of such violations, abuses and related crimes receive adequate reparations;

Welcomes the establishment by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo of an interministerial committee to monitor the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the context of the implementation of its five-year (2016–2021) plan for the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities, adopted on 20 and 21 May 2016;

Encourages the interministerial committee to monitor the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to continue its monitoring of the implementation of the Convention;

Invites the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to improve and increase the participation of women in the political and administrative domains, and notes with appreciation the legislative measures already taken within the framework of the amendments to the Family Code and the law on gender parity;

Encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to continue in its commitment to cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office and the Human Rights Council and its special procedures;

Also encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to maintain and step up its efforts to continue the reform of the security sector, and to reform and strengthen its penitentiary system;

Further encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to take appropriate measures to ensure the smooth functioning of all agencies responsible for monitoring respect for human rights, including the Human Rights Liaison Unit, the National Human Rights Commission, the Interministerial Committee on Human Rights, the National Commission for the Universal Periodic Review and the unit for the protection of human rights defenders;

Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to provide technical assistance, including the necessary forensic expertise, to the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in order to support the judicial authorities in their investigations into allegations of human rights violations and abuses, with a view to bringing those responsible to justice;

Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to present to the Human Rights Council an oral update on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, within the framework of an enhanced interactive dialogue, at its forty-third session;

Also requests the High Commissioner to prepare a comprehensive report on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to submit it to the Council, within the framework of an enhanced interactive dialogue, at its forty-fifth session;

Requests that the Office of the High Commissioner receive the necessary and appropriate resources for the performance of its mandate;

Decides to remain seized of the matter until its forty-fifth session.

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