A/HRC/33/36 to enable the judicial system, both civilian and military, to function independently, without any interference; (d) To speed up the implementation of the recommendations of the final report from the justice forum, particularly those related to the reform of the judicial and security sectors and the fight against impunity; (e) To adopt the bill on the protection of human rights defenders; and to enact the law establishing measures for ensuring freedom of demonstration, in accordance with international standards, including the principle of nondiscrimination; (f) To improve and increase the participation of women in the political sphere, including by the adoption of special temporary measures; (g) To continue its efforts to implement the plan of action concerning FARDC, aimed at eliminating and preventing the recruitment of children and sexual abuse; (h) To establish a national mechanism for the prevention of torture, in accordance with the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture; (i) To ensure that the National Human Rights Commission becomes fully operational, including by allocating to it the necessary financial and material resources and by guaranteeing its independence, in accordance with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (Paris Principles); (j) To strengthen the national institutions and mechanisms in charge of the coordination and monitoring of implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations human rights mechanisms; (k) To strengthen its collaboration with the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office, MONUSCO and other partners, in order to improve the protection of human rights in the country. GE.16-13984 17

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