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time-bound; ensure also that registration continues beyond the conclusion of the work
of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission in order to ensure that all
victims are part of the reparations programme, even if they decide to inscribe at a
later stage; and consider establishing a standing body to manage reparations;
(l)
Provide a safe environment for the testimonies of victims and witnesses
and ensure ample dissemination of information regarding the anonymity and
confidentiality mechanisms of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission,
in order to address victims’ fears of reprisals or stigmatization, in particular among
victims of sexual violence and witch-hunts, and consult with victims about the
adequacy of the existing procedures;
(m) Develop witness and victim protection schemes for individuals at
imminent risk of reprisals, stigma or revictimization;
(n)
Adopt, in consultation with victims, comprehensive memorialization
policies about past violations, such as the establishment of memory sites, museums
and commemoration days, dissemination in the media, activities in the field of arts
and inclusion in educational curricula;
(o)
Reform the legal and procedural framework, including regulations,
operational procedures and codes of conduct, of the security services, intelligence
services and armed forces, in order to bring them into line with international
standards, reinforce internal accountability mechanisms, and establish strong and
independent civil oversight mechanisms;
(p)
Publicly instruct security services and intelligence personnel to refrain
from exercising excessive detention and intelligence powers, pending the reform of
their governing regulations;
(q)
Proceed without delay to vet the institutions involved in the violations of
the past regime and suspend the personnel suspected of committing crimes, pending
final decisions from the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission and
courts of law;
(r)
Train security personnel on conditions for the use of force, public order
management, sexual and gender-based violence, investigative interviewing and
forensic investigations;
(s)
Train public officials, the judiciary and security personnel on human
rights and historical memory, including an examination of the State’s responsibility in
the serious human rights violations of the past;
(t)
Ensure that victims and civil society actively participate in the design
and implementation of all aspects of transitional justice processes, including truth,
justice, reparation, memorialization and guarantees of non-recurrence.
Recommendations addressed to the international community
102. The Special Rapporteur recommends that Governments and agencies
providing international cooperation should:
(a)
Aid the work of victims’ organizations and other civil society groups
working on transitional justice issues;
(b)
Consider providing, or maintaining the provision of, technical
collaboration and assistance to support the reform of the judicial and security sectors;
help build technical capacities on forensic sciences, criminal investigations and
prosecutions; and support reparation efforts.
103. The Special Rapporteur recommends that the United Nations, the
Governments of the Gambia and Ghana, and the Economic Community of West
African States urgently adopt appropriate measures to publicize the 2019 fact-finding
mission on the 2005 killing of 50 foreign nationals.
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