A/HRC/31/48 individuals have been arrested for such acts in Guinea. Fourteen of them were brought before the courts and three were given suspended prison sentences or fines. 8 IV. Cooperation to promote and protect human rights A. Transitional justice and national reconciliation process 61. In 2015, the country office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Guinea continued to provide technical support to the Provisional Commission on National Reconciliation, 9 as part of the implementation of a project to further national consultations regarding the national reconciliation process and mechanisms. The goal of the project, which is funded by the Peacebuilding Fund, is to gather the public’s views on how to achieve national reconciliation. With the support of the authorities, the country office and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Provisional Commission’s headquarters have been established and its staff have been recruited and deployed following its official inauguration by the President on 25 March 2015. 62. As part of its technical support to the Provisional Commission, the country office has held capacity-building sessions for various stakeholders, including the staff of the national consultations project, women leaders and members of the Government. From 22 to 25 April 2015, with the financial support of the International Organization of la Francophonie, the country office held a seminar in Conakry to enable female leaders to share their experience with regard to the issues, challenges and outlook surroun ding the involvement of women in the transitional justice process. Pursuant to one of the recommendations made at this training session, the female leaders set up a platform for peace of the women and young people of Guinea. The platform’s members are actively involved in bringing about a peaceful dialogue and alleviating political tensions through advocacy work with various social actors. 63. From 4 to 7 May 2015 the country office held a capacity-building session in Boké, for the staff of the Provisional Commission regarding their role and responsibilities in the national reconciliation process. 64. On 15 July 2015, the country office held an information seminar in Conakry on the Government’s role and responsibilities in the reconciliation process in which the Prime Minister, 28 members of the Government and senior officials took part. 65. The country office also provided technical support, enabling the Provisional Commission to hold exchanges and information sessions with social actors to discuss the issues and challenges in relation to the national consultations and identify the actions to be taken to ensure their success. Throughout July 2015, the co -presidents of the Provisional Commission were able to meet with members of the Nationa l Assembly, victims’ associations, the gendarmerie high command, the police, high ranking military officers, the media and the country’s technical and financial partners. 66. With the technical support of the country office and UNDP, the regional teams of the national consultations project that were deployed in the field held information sessions in all the administrative regions on the pillars of transitional justice, the __________________ 8 9 GE.16-00828 Under the Children’s Code, the penalties range from 3 months’ to 2 years’ imprisonment and a fine of between 300,000 and 1 million Guinean francs (art. 407). If the mutilation led to some form of disability, the perpetrator(s) will be punished by 5 to 10 years ’ rigorous imprisonment and a fine of between 1 million and 3 million Guinean francs (art. 408). If the procedure resulted in the child ’s death, the perpetrator(s) will be punished by 5 to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment (art. 409). The Provisional Commission was established by Decree No. D/2011/192/PRG/SGG of 24 June 2011. 11/15