A/HRC/RES/31/20 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; 5

Select target paragraph3

Connect to a paragraph
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Add to table of contents