A/HRC/9/28
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3.
Calls upon the Government and the Palipehutu-Forces nationales de libération (FNL)
to continue to work through all the mechanisms established under the Comprehensive Ceasefire
Agreement to ensure its full and immediate implementation, in accordance with the timetable
established in the revised Programme of Action and the mutual commitments undertaken in
June 2008 in Magaliesberg, South Africa;
4.
Welcomes the launching of a project to support the national consultations on
transitional justice mechanisms in the context of the peacebuilding process and of Burundi’s
international commitments to this end, and urges the Government to continue its efforts in this
area in collaboration with the United Nations and civil society;
5.
Commends the efforts of the Government of Burundi and the Office of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and expresses its support for the
Peacebuilding Fund aimed at the establishment of a national human rights commission, in
accordance with the Paris Principles, and calls for this national institution to be established as
soon as possible;
6.
Urges the international community to increase its technical and financial assistance
to the Government of Burundi with a view to supporting its efforts to respect and promote
human rights, in particular in the areas of economic and social rights and justice system reform,
and to provide assistance in the preparation of elections;
7.
Requests the Office of the High Commissioner, through its presence in Burundi,
to continue its activities and technical assistance programmes in consultation with the Burundi
authorities;
8.
Decides to extend the mandate of the independent expert until an independent
national human rights commission has been established;
9.
Invites the independent expert to report on his activities to the Council at the session
following the establishment of the above-mentioned commission;
10. Invites the Office of the High Commissioner to report to the Council at its
twelfth session on the progress achieved in the situation of human rights in Burundi and on his
activities in the country, and to make recommendations on suitable independent mechanisms
necessary for the promotion and protection of human rights in Burundi.
23rd meeting
24 September 2008
Adopted without a vote.
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