A/HRC/25/43 72. Moreover, the security forces must be accountable. Internal regulations or disciplinary codes must therefore provide for a range of disciplinary sanctions, without prejudice to eventual criminal prosecution. Those codes must be made known to those to whom they apply. In addition, procedures for internal inquiries that safeguard the rights of those under investigation should be put in place. It would be worthwhile appointing an expert to review the current disciplinary procedures with a view to making recommendations on how they can be improved. 73. Security Council resolution 2127 (2013) states that respect for human rights should be a criterion for selecting personnel in the process of reconstituting the security forces of the Central African Republic. In order to implement that key point of the resolution, it is important to help the authorities to set up a vetting procedure when restructuring the security forces. The Human Rights and Justice Section, working with OHCHR, could consider recruiting an expert to assist the authorities in that matter. 74. The vetting procedure will make it possible, on the one hand, to ensure that those selected have the required degree of integrity to carry out their duties, which is a prerequisite for an institution which itself is expected to have integrity, and, on the other, to include transitional justice in the process of security sector reform by preventing perpetrators of human rights violations from serving in the security forces. E. Demobilizing armed groups and militias, and decommissioning weapons 75. It will be impossible to guarantee security or curb the rate of human rights violations unless the armed groups are demobilized and the quantity of arms in circulation is drastically reduced. It is therefore incumbent on the authorities to launch a clear plan to demobilize and disarm armed groups and militias. 76. Bearing in mind that “conscripting or enlisting children under the age of 15 years into armed forces or groups or using them to participate actively in hostilities” constitutes a violation of article 8 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which has been ratified by the Central African Republic, and with a view to implementing the recommendations made at the 2009 and 2013 universal periodic reviews, the authorities should carry out a programme for the demobilization and reintegration of children associated with the armed forces and armed groups, taking into account the rules set forth in the February 2007 Principles and Guidelines on Children Associated with Armed Forces or Armed Groups. 77. As far as the collection of small arms and light weapons is concerned, the authorities should apply paragraph 11 of Security Council resolution 2117 (2013) and launch an operation to decommission weapons in the possession both of ex-combatants and civilians. Donors, who will be aware of the positive human rights impact that such a programme could have, should do all in their power to see that it is carried out. They could help recruit an expert to report on the disarmament options, in particular those requiring funding for microprojects. F. Strengthening the national system for the protection of human rights 1. State institutions for the protection of human rights 78. The Ministry of Human Rights would benefit from technical assistance to set up a mechanism to follow up on recommendations made by United Nations human rights bodies. GE.14-11122 13