A/HRC/13/56 rights situation in the country and the acceptance of the great majority of recommendations. Morocco welcomed its willingness to cooperate with the international community to promote the human rights situation, and called for technical and financial assistance to the country, at its request and with its consent. Morocco thanked the delegation for having accepted its two recommendations relating to the national human rights institution and to education, particularly human rights education and training. 3. General comments made by other relevant stakeholders 472. The International Federation for Human Rights Leagues welcomed the commitments made by the State in the universal periodic review, but expressed surprise that recommendations made for the protection of human rights defenders were regarded as implemented. It deplored the rejection of recommendations to arrest Bosco Ntaganda and transfer him to The Hague and to create a mechanism to exclude from the army and security forces persons responsible for serious human rights violations. Lastly, it requested the implementation not only of recommendations accepted but also of those made by the special procedures and the High Commissioner, as well as the country’s obligations under international law. 473. Franciscans International, in a joint statement with the Swiss Catholic Lenten Fund, the International Federation of ACAT and the Lutheran World Federation, mentioned that more than 60 national and international non-governmental organizations had expressed concern at the high number of rejected recommendations, and urged the Government to reconsider its position. Regarding the recommendations already implemented, they noted the slow pace of the authorities in carrying them through, including in relation to women’s rights, the abolition of the death penalty, the implementation of the Rome Statute and the establishment of the national human rights commission. They encouraged the State to create favourable conditions for the implementation of recommendations, in effective cooperation with the special procedures and periodic follow-up evaluation by the Council. 474. Action internationale pour la paix et le développement dans la région des Grands Lacs stated that the past two United Nations reports revealed that violence against the civilian population in the East was continuing with impunity. The root causes of the Congolese tragedy were the illicit exploitation of natural resources and the role of neighbouring countries. It took note of the role of multilateral companies, which had transformed the country into a lawless place. It recommended that criminal prosecution be initiated against individuals and multinational companies involved in the illegal looting of resources, in crimes against humanity and war crimes. 475. The International Commission of Jurists requested the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to take prompt measures to implement all recommendations. Members of the armed forces, the intelligence services and armed groups had been implicated in gross and systematic human rights abuses. It regretted that the Government had rejected the recommendations to arrest and transfer Bosco Ntaganda to the International Criminal Court. It stressed the prevalent grave human rights concerns, particularly those relating to the culture of impunity and deficiencies of the judicial system. It reiterated its call to the Council to re-establish a comprehensive country mandate and a group of independent experts to help the Government to address gross human rights violations and violations of international humanitarian law. 476. Comité international pour le respect et l’application de la Charte Africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples recalled the existence of numerous serious abuses and violations, including massacres, corruption, sexual violence against women and children, the recruitment of child soldiers, murders of members of civil society, the looting of minerals by multinationals and neighbouring countries, and the persistence of extrajudicial executions with impunity. The different military operations had contributed to the 150