A/HRC/13/8 91. On the issue of control over natural wealth and resources, the Government had decided to extend the Kimberley Process, which covered diamonds, to other resources, notably gold and coltan. 92. The National Plan for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights was the framework document for the efforts of all State and non-State actors in promoting and protecting human rights. It had been updated with all stakeholders at the August 2009 National Conference on Human Rights and the Rule of Law. 93. Lastly, the delegation confirmed that the Democratic Republic of the Congo was committed to pursuing its efforts in cooperation with the entire international community. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations 94. The recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue and listed below enjoy the support of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: 1. Proceed to ratify the second protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) concerning the abolition of the death penalty. (France); 2. Accede to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OP-CAT) and establish its national preventive mechanism accordingly. (Czech Republic); 3. Ratify OP-CAT, the second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR-OP 2) and the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and its Optional Protocol. (Chile); 4. Sign and ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (CED). (Spain); 5. Ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (ICRMW). (Niger); 6. Ratify human rights instruments, particularly CRPD, OP-CAT and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children. (Uganda); 7. Sign and/or ratify the following international human rights instruments: the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, ICCPR-OP 2, the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women, OP-CAT, ICRMW, CED and CRPD and its Optional. (Argentina); 8. Undertake further measures to improve the legislative and regulatory basis with respect to human rights and their effective implementation. (Belarus); 9. Effectively implement the 2006 law on sexual violence and train judicial officials in its application. (Denmark); 10. Take necessary legislative measures to bring existing laws and regulations into conformity with the human rights provisions in the new Constitution. (Republic of Korea); 11. Continue efforts to incorporate the standards of international humanitarian law into national legislation. (Niger); 12 GE.10-10154

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