A/HRC/29/22 28. Following a request for financial and technical assistance from Seychelles, technical assistance will be provided to strengthen the national human rights institution to ensure its compliance with the Paris Principles, which will take the form of assisting with the review of the relevant legislation and the drafting of an amendment bill, as well as a review of the current structural set-up of the institution. Assistance will be provided with the development of a coordinating mechanism for human rights education. Assistance will also be provided with a view to strengthening the capacity of law enforcement officials to ensure respect for juvenile justice standards, which will take the form of aiding in the assessment of current practices and the establishment of standards and procedures. 29. In Solomon Islands, support will be provided through the deployment of a National United Nations Volunteer to be based in the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs. This Volunteer will work closely with relevant government entities, civil society, United Nations agencies and regional organizations in order to promote and support the establishment of an inter-ministerial coordinating committee in charge of reporting to international human rights mechanisms, including the universal periodic review and treaty bodies. The Volunteer will also assist the Government in preparing its second-cycle universal periodic review report by taking stock of the level of implementation of the recommendations from the first cycle, including through consultations with various stakeholders on shortfalls, developments and activities related to those recommendations. 30. In Sudan, technical assistance will be provided with strengthening the capacity of the Special Criminal Court on the Events in Darfur. That assistance will take the form of a training course for judges and court staff on the application of international standards in the delivery of criminal justice. Training courses on criminal investigations will also be provided. The technical assistance will be provided in accordance with recommendations relating, inter alia, to support for the rule of law and the delivery of justice in Darfur, and the organization of training programmes for judicial and law enforcement personnel, all of which enjoy the support of Sudan. 31. In Tajikistan, technical assistance will be provided to the Government to strengthen the structure and capacity of the national coordination mechanism in order to ensure effective coordination and monitoring of follow-up to the recommendations of human rights mechanisms. In particular, the regulatory framework of the national coordination mechanism will be amended and improved based on expert advice to be provided as part of that technical assistance. A series of training sessions and workshops on international human rights mechanisms and their reporting requirements will be organized for various ministries’ representatives of the national coordination mechanism to ensure their effective input in the follow-up and reporting processes. 32. In Timor-Leste, a broad-based National Directive Commission composed of representatives of the Government, the national human rights institution, civil society and the private sector was established in 2014 to draft a national human rights action plan. Support will be provided to increase the capacity of that Commission to draft the action plan through an inclusive and participatory process. The action-planning process will include an exercise of prioritization of key recommendations made to date to Timor-Leste during the universal periodic review and by other United Nations human rights mechanisms. Support will also be provided for the drafting of a baseline study, public consultations, capacity development of Commission members and a public information campaign to disseminate information on the action-planning process, seeking input from the public. 33. In Afghanistan, support will be provided to the Human Rights Support Unit of the Ministry of Justice for reviewing and updating the National Action Plan on Implementation of Recommendations from United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mechanisms following the examination of the periodic reports by Afghanistan by the Committee on 8

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