A/HRC/31/48 V. Conclusions and recommendations 85. In the light of the observations contained in this report, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights recommends that the Government of Guinea: (a) Strengthen the struggle against impunity, especially among officers of the defence and security forces; (b) Continue the reform of the justice and security sectors; (c) Reorganize the judiciary to allow the regular holding of trials and end prison overcrowding; (d) Take a comprehensive approach to the fight against female genital mutilation, including circumcision, and against all forms of discrimination against girls and women; (e) Provide technical and financial support to the Provisional Commission on National Reconciliation for the conduct of national consultations and, in that connection, comply with the visit request made by the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence; (f) Ensure that the Independent National Human Rights Institution can function, in particular by allocating the necessary financial and logistical resources, including premises, for it to carry out its mandate in keeping with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (Paris Principles); 14 (g) Step up cooperation with international human rights protection mechanisms, in particular by adopting an action plan to implement the recommendations stemming from the universal periodic review and measures to follow up on the observations of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. 86. The High Commissioner recommends that the international community: (a) Maintain the assistance needed to continue the political dialogue and strengthen the rule of law; (b) Continue supporting the reform of the security and justice sectors; (c) Continue providing assistance to the Government for the post-Ebola recovery plan; (d) Provide the Government with the necessary financial and technical assistance to support its efforts to abolish female genital mutilation, including circumcision, and to enhance the realization of women’s rights; (e) Provide the Government with the necessary assistance to reduce poverty and enhance the realization of economic and social rights. __________________ 14 GE.16-00828 The Paris Principles, which were adopted by the General Assembly in resolution 48/134, define the minimum criteria that a national institution for the promotion and protection of human rights must meet in order to be considered legitimate. 15/15

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