A/HRC/RES/19/27 in supporting the efforts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to strengthen the rule of law and improve the human rights situation in the country; 6. Urges the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to redouble its efforts, with the support of the international community, to quickly put an end to impunity and all violations of human rights and to bring the perpetrators to justice; 7. Welcomes the efforts of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to put an end to all human rights violations and to assist the victims of such violations, and encourages it to pursue its efforts in this regard; 8. Takes note of the organization of presidential and legislative elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 28 November 2011; 9. Invites the international community to continue to support the Joint Committee on Justice as a framework for exchange and coordination of the various contributions made in the field of justice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; 10. Also commends the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for adopting and sending to the Senate bills on the protection of human rights defenders and on the establishment of a special court to hear cases involving grave violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, and encourages it to strive for the quick adoption by the new national Parliament of these instruments; 11. Takes note of the initiatives taken by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to promote the administration of justice and human rights, in particular by assigning the 2,000 newly recruited magistrates to posts throughout the country, by making the juvenile courts operational, by establishing a unit for the protection of human rights defenders and by organizing open-house events with a view to protecting the victims of human rights violations or abuses of power in the justice system; 12. Encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to continue to ratify international and regional human rights instruments and to promote human rights education; 13. Also encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to complete the establishment of a national human rights commission in accordance with the Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (the Paris Principles); 14. Further encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to evaluate, together with all the parties concerned, the national action plan on follow-up to recommendations related to human rights and to inform the Council, at its twenty-fourth session, of the results of that evaluation; 15. Invites the Office of the High Commissioner, through its office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to increase and enhance the technical assistance programmes and activities requested of it by the Government, and to report thereon to the Council at its twenty-fourth session; 16. Encourages the new Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence to request to visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to report thereon to the Council; 17. Calls 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 in the country, and to respond to its requests for technical assistance; GE.12-13412 3