A/HRC/RES/19/30
2.
Takes note of the efforts made by the Government of Guinea to address the
human rights violations committed during the events of 28 September 2009 by appointing a
panel of judges to investigate those events, and encourages the Government of Guinea to
ensure that this panel of judges is provided with the necessary means and security
conditions to enable them to effectively fulfil the mandate conferred upon them;
3.
Takes note also of the creation of a provisional national reconciliation
commission and of an independent human rights commission, and encourages the
Government of Guinea to promote human rights and work to promote reconciliation;
4.
Takes further note of the fact that the Government of Guinea worked with the
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to open the office in Conakry and
that the Guinean authorities have agreed to the deployment of members of the Team of
Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict;
5.
Encourages the Government of Guinea to accelerate its implementation of
the recommendations made by the International Commission of Inquiry established by the
Secretary-General of the United Nations and supported by the African Union and the
Economic Community of West African States and to adopt supplementary measures to that
end in the following areas:
(a)
Prosecution of those responsible for the events of 28 September 2009,
including the acts of sexual violence committed against women and girls, under conditions
that will ensure the safety and protection of the judges, judicial personnel and victims
involved, the transparency of the mandate and working methods of the panel of judges, and
their ability to investigate and prosecute the persons at all levels who are implicated in
those events;
(b)
Protection of the survivors of these acts of violence, including the victims of
sexual violence, and provision of all suitable forms of reparation and assistance, including
medical assistance and psychological support, particularly for victims of sexual violence;
(c)
Compensation for the families of victims who died following the events of 28
September 2009 and just reparation for the physical and psychological suffering inflicted
upon those who were wounded;
(d)
Reform of the justice system;
(e)
Reform of the security sector;
(f)
Adoption of a national plan for combating discrimination;
(g)
Alignment of national legislation with the relevant resolutions on violence
against women and girls;
6.
Calls upon the Guinean authorities to continue to prosecute persons
implicated in the events of 28 September 2009;
7.
Reiterates its appeal to the Guinean authorities to align national legislation
with the provisions of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which Guinea
ratified on 14 July 2003;
8.
Takes note, in that regard, of the report of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Guinea;1
9.
Calls upon the Guinean authorities and the opposition to work together to
establish a timetable for legislative elections and to ensure that the right to freedom of
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