A/HRC/15/57 due to the failure of the defendant to appear. The defendant continues to perform his duties as a police officer in spite of a court warrant issued for his arrest. 1.2.3 Work in consultation with community members, including females, to set up or resume firewood patrols for IDP camps and villages. Short-term • Number of IDP camps benefiting from regular and effective firewood patrols • Reduction in number of reported attacks on women in areas patrolled There were no firewood patrols conducted by the Government during the reporting period. The only firewood patrols carried out were done by UNAMID Protection Force. No implementation at all, which has direct bearing on concretely improving the human rights situation on the ground. There continues to exist a great deal of mistrust between IDPs and Sudanese security forces. In some camps including Otash and Alsalaam, in South Darfur, the police are stationed in the camp, and make regular patrols within the camps, but lack the capacity to investigate cases in and outside the camps. In other camps like Kalma in South Darfur and Hamidiya and Hassa Hissa in Zalingei, West Darfur, GoS forces are not allowed inside the camps. 1.2.4 Make workplans for the State Committees to Combat Violence against Women with clear objectives, targets and time frames available to the public. Short-term • State committee workplans publicly available Workplans of the North and South Darfur State Committees to Combat Violence Against Women have been published and expected to be widely disseminated. Significant activities were undertaken and implementation is in process. Response of the Government of Sudan The Government mentions a workshop held in January 2009 on the work plan of the State Committees for Combating Violence Against Women which addressed issues like protection,, health and psychotherapy for victims. 1.2.5 Issue and immediately enforce clear instructions to all authorities, including the armed forces, and any militia under the Government’s control that rape and other forms of sexual violence are prohibited; that they may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity; that suspects, including bearers of command responsibility, will be investigated and brought to justice and that any immunities would be waived. Publish and widely disseminate these instructions. Short-term • Instructions issued and widely disseminated 21

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