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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
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