A/HRC/13/63 page 18 Government efforts to clean up the ranks of the security forces.29 Various actors have established training programmes for FARDC and PNC on human rights, international humanitarian law and the reformed Congolese legislation on sexual violence. The experts take note of MONUC efforts to facilitate coordination between the many actors engaged in assisting security reform. However, the Government’s resistance to instituting real security sector reform, including human rights vetting, creates a dilemma for many assistance partners considering whether to extend their engagement. 68. While legislation to reform FARDC is currently being considered by the National Assembly, the experts are very concerned that no process has been initiated to reform the intelligence services, which are in particular need of reform from a human rights point of view. 69. Progress has been with regard to the recommended construction of barracks,30 which keep soldiers away from civilian populations. FARDC, MONUC, the United Kingdom, the International Organization for Migration and the European Union Mission of Assistance for Security Sector Reform are currently evaluating a total of 25 proposed sites in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. In South Kivu, the United Nations Development Programme and the International Organization for Migration have been rehabilitating accommodation facilities to garrison approximately 3,000 FARDC soldiers at Camp Saio.31 70. Having recommended that MONUC should not cooperate with FARDC commanders and units implicated in human rights violations,32 the experts are pleased to note that MONUC adopted the policy of not participating in or supporting FARDC operations if there are substantial grounds for believing that the FARDC units involved will violate international humanitarian, human rights or refugee law.33 The experts stress the importance of consistently implementing this policy as a matter of utmost priority. In this context, they reiterate their concerns about the reported involvement of alleged perpetrators of serious crimes, including Bosco Ntaganda, in ongoing FARDC operations.34 C. Preventing the (re-) recruitment of children by armed actors and socially reintegrating children associated with armed actors 71. As noted above (para. 35), some progress has been made in identifying children associated with armed groups, although grave concerns persist that other children remain in the FARDC ranks, including as a result of new recruitments. The Government 29 See A/HRC/10/59, paras. 96 and 98. 30 Ibid., para. 96. 31 S/2009/623, para. 34. 32 See A/HRC/10/59, para. 98. 33 S/2009/623, para. 12. 34 See also the press release of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Mr. Philip Alston, of 16 December 2009, available at: http://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=9679&LangID=E.

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