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related monitoring, investigation and reporting. Joint activities were also conducted in the
areas of transitional justice, due process and fair trial in the courts martial system, and the
creation of a database for universal periodic review (UPR), treaty body and special
procedure recommendations.
15.
In April 2014, OHCHR conducted induction training for the newly appointed
commissioners and staff of the Somaliland human rights institution.
16.
In May 2013, OHCHR and the Sierra Leone Human Rights Commission organized
forums on human rights and justice for the judicial sector to discuss obstacles in the
administration of justice.
17.
As a result of technical and financial support provided to the Government of Togo
and to the National Human Rights Commission, a draft law to amend the organic law
concerning the Commission was validated in a workshop organized in June 2013 by the
Ministry of Human Rights in cooperation with OHCHR. OHCHR assisted in the drafting of
a workplan for the Commission that includes enhancing human rights awareness among the
public and strengthening the Commission’s consultative role and its capacity to promote
and protect the rights of persons belonging to vulnerable groups.
18.
In June 2013, OHCHR provided technical support for the organization of a capacitybuilding workshop for the Comoros National Commission for Human Rights and Freedoms
and other national actors prior to the UPR of Comoros, held in February 2014. Based on the
information and experiences shared at the workshop, the National Commission was able to
participate actively in the UPR process.
19.
OHCHR advocacy efforts, in collaboration with the United Nations Operation in
Côte d’Ivoire, resulted in the establishment of the National Human Rights Commission of
Côte d’Ivoire in May 2013. OHCHR facilitated several capacity-building programmes,
including induction training and a workshop on the UPR process, for the Commission’s
members and staff in September 2013.
20.
In Niger, following the swearing-in of the members of the National Human Rights
Commission in May 2013, OHCHR contributed to induction training held in September
2013. OHCHR is also providing advice and expertise for the development of the
Commission’s institutional infrastructure and its four-year strategic plan of action.
21.
In November 2013, OHCHR and the African Union/United Nations Hybrid
operation in Darfur provided financial support for the participation of the National Human
Rights Commission of Sudan in a regional consultation in Kampala on strengthening the
protection mandate of national human rights institutions in East Africa. The Commission
also received technical support and other assistance for the development of its strategic
plan.
22.
In Botswana, in December 2013, OHCHR, in cooperation with UNDP, conducted an
assessment mission for the establishment of a national human rights institution and
provided technical advice to the Ministry of Defence, Justice and Security.
23.
In December 2013, OHCHR provided technical and financial support for a
workshop that validated a draft law to reform the Senegalese Human Rights Committee.
24.
In December 2013, OHCHR and UNDP organized a training programme for the
commissioners of the National Human Rights Commission of Mozambique and key
partners in the Government that showcased practical examples of the role of national
human rights institutions as national preventive mechanisms. Together with UNDP,
OHCHR held discussions with the Commission with a view to developing a human rights
monitoring training programme for commissioners and compiling a manual for monitoring
places of detention.
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