A/HRC/31/3 51. In Sri Lanka, OHCHR supported national stakeholders in the initial steps of establishing credible, effective and comprehensive transitional justice mechanisms to deal with allegations of international humanitarian and human rights law. 52. OHCHR supported local initiatives to promote national ownership of transitional justice processes, e.g. in Chad and Mauritania. In Tunisia, OHCHR provided advice the Truth and Dignity Commission, including regarding violations of economic, social and cultural rights. In Colombia, it supported the gathering, through a secure information system, of evidence and the mapping of over 4,500 killings to enable the AttorneyGeneral’s Office to prosecute perpetrators of extrajudicial killings, including high-ranking officials. OHCHR advocated for the meaningful inclusion of women in peace processes and reconciliation mechanisms, including in Afghanistan, Guinea, Libya and Tunisia. 2. Death penalty 53. OHCHR continued to advocate for the abolition of the death penalty worldwide, including by promoting the ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. OHCHR launched a new edition of the book Moving Away from the Death Penalty: Arguments, Trends and Perspectives and a social media campaign entitled “End executions”. It organized a high-level event at United Nations Headquarters focusing on the voices of victims’ families and undertook a number of regional initiatives to advocate for abolition. OHCHR published Moving Away from the Death Penalty: Lessons in South-East Asia8 and supported regional events on the abolition of death penalty in Doha and Addis Ababa, in cooperation with the African Union. OHCHR also supported the United Nation country teams in Madagascar and Malawi in implementing projects to advance abolition. 54. OHCHR promoted protecting the rights of individuals facing the death penalty in States that still use it. 3. Counter-terrorism 55. OHCHR co-chaired the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force Working Group on Promoting and Protecting Human Rights and the Rule of Law while Countering Terrorism, which contributes to developing the capacity of law enforcement officials, and issued a number of reports reiterating concerns at broadly formulated national security legislation used to curb otherwise legitimate activities and to target journalists, human rights defenders, minority groups, members of the political opposition and other individuals or groups. 4. Administration of justice and law enforcement 56. OHCHR remained engaged in the review of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, advocating, inter alia, for protection of the right to health of persons deprived of their liberty, provision of guidance on human rights in relation to investigations into the death, disappearance or serious injury of persons while in custody, the scope of application of solitary confinement and access to legal aid. In October, the Office convened an international expert meeting to share good practices on trial observation as a tool to ensure compliance with the right to a fair trial. 57. OHCHR contributed to discussions of the draft handbook of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime on the management of high-risk prisoners and launched 8 See http://bangkok.ohchr.org/files/Moving%20away%20from%20the%20Death%20PenaltyEnglish%20for%20Website.pdf. 9