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especially in the areas outlined in paragraphs 14 and 15 of Human Rights Council
resolution 29/13;
17.
Calls upon the Government of South Sudan to cooperate fully and
constructively with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, as well as regional, subregional, and
international mechanisms on the ground;
18.
Decides to establish a Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan,
composed of three members, for a period of one year, renewable as authorized by the
Human Rights Council, with the following mandate:
(a)
To monitor and report on the situation of human rights in South Sudan and
make recommendations for its improvement;
(b)
To assess past reports on the situation of human rights since December
2013 in order to establish a factual basis for transitional justice and reconciliation;
(c)
To provide guidance on transitional justice, accountability, reconciliation and
healing, as appropriate, and — once the transitional Government of national unity is fully
formed, operational and commits to ending the violence against the civilian population and
to cooperating with the hybrid court for South Sudan — to make recommendations on
technical assistance to the transitional Government of national unity to support transitional
justice, accountability, reconciliation and healing;
(d)
To engage with other international and regional mechanisms, including the
United Nations, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, the African Union and its
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation
Commission Chair and civil society, with a view to providing support to national, regional
and international efforts to promote accountability for human rights violations and abuses;
19.
Requests the immediate operationalization of the mandate and the
appointment of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan by the President of the
Human Rights Council as soon as possible and no later than by the conclusion of the thirtysecond session of the Council;
20.
Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights to provide the full administrative, technical and logistical support needed to enable
the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan to carry out its mandate;
21.
Acknowledges that the Government of South Sudan has committed to
cooperating with the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan in the fulfilment of its
mandate, including by authorizing travel to and within the country and providing all the
meetings and information relevant and requested to support the fulfilment of the mandate;
22
Requests that representatives of the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights, the African Union, the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation
Commission, the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights and other
stakeholders, as appropriate, be invited to discuss the human rights situation in South Sudan
and steps taken by the Government to ensure accountability for human rights violations and
abuses in an enhanced interactive dialogue at the thirty-second session of the Human Rights
Council;
23.
Requests the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan to present a
comprehensive written report, in an interactive dialogue, to the Human Rights Council at its
thirty-fourth session;
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