A/HRC/RES/19/27 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 3 May 2012 English Original: French Human Rights Council Nineteenth session Agenda item 10 Technical assistance and capacity-building Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council∗ 19/27 The human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the strengthening of technical cooperation and advisory services The Human Rights Council, Recalling General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, Recalling also Council resolutions 5/1 of 18 June 2007, 7/20 of 27 March 2008 and S-8/1 of 1 December 2008, Recalling further Council resolutions 10/33 of 27 March 2009 and 13/22 of 26 March 2010, as well as Council resolution 16/35 of 25 March 2011, in which the Council called upon the international community to support the national efforts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its institutions with a view to improving the human rights situation, and to respond to its requests for technical assistance, Reaffirming that all States have an obligation to promote and protect the human rights and fundamental freedoms set forth in the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as obligations under the international covenants on human rights and other relevant instruments to which they are parties, Expressing concern at the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, mainly in the eastern part of the country, resulting from violence, including sexual violence, against civilians, especially women and children, and taking note of the progress made by the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the ongoing prosecution of the perpetrators of these acts and in the provision of reparations to victims, Encouraging the efforts of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to put an end to impunity for crimes under international law by strengthening its justice system, ∗ The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its nineteenth session (A/HRC/19/2), chap. I. GE.12-13412 (E) 090512 140512