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4.
MONITORING OF IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommendation 4.1 Short-term
Establish a National Human Rights Forum where relevant members of the international
community, including the United Nations, and the Government can openly discuss human
rights issues, concerns, trends, recommendations, and actions taken by the Government on
specific cases and more generally to improve the human rights situation in Darfur.
Indicator: National Human Rights Forum established and functioning.
Response of the Government of the Sudan on Recommendation 4.1
Information orally submitted to the group of experts on 18 September 2007
There has been a recent agreement with UNMIS to set up new forum to discuss human
rights issues related to Darfur. The competence to take this decision lies with the central
authorities in Khartoum and it has not yet been carried out.
Information Received from Other Sources on Recommendation 4.1
The Sub-Joint Implementation Mechanism on Protection and Human Rights (Sub-JIM)
met in July 2007 for the first time in over a year.
Assessment of Implementation of Recommendation 4.1
At the time of the writing of the present report, there was insufficient information on the
actual functioning of the above-captioned Sub-JIM.
Recommendation 4.2 Short-term
Give the United Nations human rights monitors full access to the investigation records, allow
them to interview victims in private, and brief them on at least monthly basis on progress made
in each investigation.
Indicator: UN Human Rights monitors granted full access to the investigation records,
allowed to interview victims in private, and provided monthly reports on progress
made in each case.
Response of the Government of the Sudan on Recommendation 4.2
Information orally submitted to the group of experts on 18 September 2007
These UN human rights officers have full access to the whole of Darfur, other than
detention centres which require a specific authorisation. No complaint on access has been
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