A/HRC/31/3
Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights at International Borders with a
view to translating the international human rights framework into practical border
governance measures, including in relation to capacity-building, rescue and interception,
assistance, screening, identification and referral, as well as conditions for any necessary
detention or removal. OHCHR participated in an informal expert group meeting to review a
draft model law on legal aid in criminal justice systems in Austria in June 2015. OHCHR
contributed to the handbook for parliamentarians Migration, Human Rights and
Governance launched by the Inter-Parliamentary Union in October 2015.
58.
In Uganda, OHCHR continued to strengthen the capacity of the Directorate of
Public Prosecutions and the International Crimes Division of the High Court to increase
victims’ and witnesses’ access to justice and protection, especially for children and victims
of sexual and gender-based violence. In Mexico, OHCHR supported the Ministry of the
Interior in designing a human rights information system. The International Commission
against Impunity of Guatemala and OHCHR jointly supported several initiatives to
guarantee access to justice and ensure transparency in the use of public funds. In Jamaica,
OHCHR, with United Nations partners and the Justice Training Institute, organized a
seminar on human rights for resident magistrates and judges of the High Court. OHCHR
support to the Department of Justice and the Attorney-General of Papua New Guinea led to
the development of a national action plan and the establishment of a committee to address
violence related to accusations of sorcery and witchcraft.
59.
The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti and OHCHR provided technical
support to the Inspectorate General of the national police, which led to increased capacity to
process and address cases of police misconduct. In Fiji and Myanmar, OHCHR provided
human rights training to the police, while in Timor-Leste, OHCHR and UNDP supported
the national human rights institution to draft and implement a human rights training manual
for the police. The Supreme Court of Justice of Mexico developed, in collaboration with
OHCHR, a database that includes all international human rights standards as defined by the
United Nations and the inter-American human rights systems.9 In Tunisia, OHCHR and
UNDP supported the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights and the Provisional Judicial
Body in designing a national plan of action to reform the judicial and prison institutions. In
Tunisia and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, OHCHR engaged with the authorities to
address arbitrary arrests and detention and improve conditions of detention. In Papua New
Guinea, OHCHR advised and trained the Ombudsman institution to monitor detention
facilities. In the context of the Ebola virus disease outbreak, OHCHR and the United
Nations Mission in Liberia successfully advocated for the decongestion of detention
facilities through improved management of pretrial detention.
5.
Constitutional and legislative reforms
60.
OHCHR advocated for constitutional and legislative reforms to ensure States’
compliance with international human rights, including in Grenada, Libya, Thailand,
Ukraine and the United Republic of Tanzania.
61.
OHCHR supported national stakeholders in Burundi, the Central African Republic,
the Sudan and Uganda to put in place legislative frameworks for the protection of victims
and witnesses of gross human rights violations and serious violations of international
humanitarian law.
62.
Further to OHCHR assistance, the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan adopted seven laws,
including the Code of Criminal Procedure, integrating international standards related to the
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