A/HRC/RES/23/23 1. Recognizes the efforts made by the Guinean Government to strengthen the rule of law and improve the human rights situation in Guinea in line with the recommendations of the international commission of enquiry1 established by the SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations and supported by the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States; 2. Welcomes the creation of the new Ministry of Human Rights and Civil Liberties and the mainstreaming of human rights in the reform of the security sector; 3. Takes note of the change in the composition of the Independent National Electoral Commission, which is responsible for coordinating parliamentary elections on an impartial and consensual basis; 4. Calls on the Guinean authorities to guarantee freedom of opinion and expression and freedom of peaceful assembly and association; 5. Urges all political stakeholders: (a) To take an active part in good faith in the political dialogue, and invites them to organize free, democratic and transparent legislative elections as soon as possible with a view to creating the conditions for the restoration of calm based on an inclusive dialogue among all sectors of the Guinean population; (b) To prevent and prohibit acts of violence during the democratization process under way in Guinea; 6. Takes note of the establishment by the Guinean Government of a national commission for the study and prevention of the problem of violence and of the creation of a permanent framework for dialogue and consultation among stakeholders with a view to leading the country to free, democratic, transparent and peaceful elections; 7. Firmly reiterates its commitment to accession to power by democratic means and condemns all incitement to ethnic or racial hatred; 8. Urges the Guinean Government to pursue reforms in the security and defence sectors that incorporate respect for human rights and guarantee the enjoyment of civil and political rights; 9. Encourages the Guinean Government to draw up and implement a comprehensive programme to strengthen the justice system so that efforts to combat impunity may be intensified, in line with its aim of making 2013 the year of justice, and to consolidate reforms relating to the strict observance of human rights; 10. Notes that measures have been taken by the panel of judges appointed by the Guinean Government to investigate the events of 28 September 2009, including interviews with victims and the filing of charges against suspects, encourages the panel of judges to pursue its work and urges the Government to guarantee the necessary means and security conditions for the panel of judges so that its members may effectively fulfil the mandate conferred upon them; 11. measures: Encourages the Guinean Government to adopt the following supplementary (a) Support the work of the panel of judges and expedite judicial proceedings against those responsible for the events of 28 September 2009, including the acts of sexual violence committed against women and girls, under conditions that will ensure the safety 1 2 S/2009/693. GE.13-15351