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(h)
Reprisals against third parties
126. The commission also recommends that the Government of Eritrea put an
immediate end to the various forms of harassment and reprisals against relatives and
associates of persons accused of wrongdoing.
(i)
Killings
127. The commission further recommends that the Government of Eritrea put an
end to extrajudicial killings, including of those fleeing the country.
(j)
Accountability
128.
The commission recommends that the Government of Eritrea:
(a)
Ensure accountability for past and persistent human rights violations
and crimes, including enslavement, imprisonment, enforced disappearance, torture,
and other inhumane acts, persecution, rape and murder, through the establishment of
independent, impartial and gender-sensitive mechanisms, and provide victims with
adequate redress, including the right to truth and reparations;
(b)
Court;
Ratify and implement the Rome Statute of the International Criminal
(c)
Cooperate with, and accept and implement the decisions of, any
accountability mechanisms.
2.
Human Rights Council
129.
The commission recommends that the Human Rights Council:
(a)
Renew the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human
rights in Eritrea, and request the mandate holder to, inter alia, promote and report on
the implementation of the present recommendations, and provide the mandate holder
with the necessary additional human and financial resources;
(b)
Bring to the attention of relevant special procedures, for appropriate
action, the human rights violations and crimes identified by the commission in its
reports, including the situation of minorities, such the Kunama and the Afar;
(c)
Keep the situation in Eritrea on its agenda, and invite the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights to report periodically on the situation of
human rights;
(d)
Transmit the present report to the General Assembly, the SecretaryGeneral and the Security Council for follow-up on its recommendations;
(e)
Support the establishment of a structure by the Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights with a protection and promotion
mandate, in particular to assist in ensuring accountability for human rights violations
in Eritrea, especially where such violations amount to crimes against humanity.
3.
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
130. The commission recommends that the Office of the High Commissioner report
annually to the Human Rights Council and other appropriate United Nations organs
on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, and assist the Government of Eritrea in
the implementation of the recommendations made by the commission, and those made
at the sessions of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review and by the
treaty bodies and special procedures.
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