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(d) Address impunity and ensure that all allegations of violations of human rights
and international humanitarian law are duly investigated and that the perpetrators are
brought to justice promptly, in particular those with command responsibility;
(e) Fully cooperate with the International Criminal Court and the international
community to arrest those who are accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity;
(f) Ratify the remaining international instruments for the protection of human
rights, including the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment, the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant
Workers and Members of Their Families, and the Rome Statute of the International
Criminal Court;
(g) Fully cooperate with the United Nations and the African Union to facilitate the
deployment of UNAMID to Darfur and remove any obstacles that may hinder this
humanitarian effort;
(ii)
The warring factions:
(a) Respect obligations under international human rights law and international
humanitarian law, in particular with regard to the protection of civilians;
(b) End all attacks on civilians, including human rights defenders and
humanitarian workers;
(iii) The Government of Southern Sudan:
(a) Ensure adequate means and resources are provided to the institutions
responsible for the administration of justice and rule of law so as to facilitate a necessary
improvement in access to justice, including the provision of legal aid services;
(b) Accelerate the process of legal reform, in accordance with the Comprehensive
Peace Agreement, the Interim Constitution of Southern Sudan and international standards
of human rights;
(c) Urge the Ministry of Legal Affairs and Constitutional Development and the
Southern Sudan legislature to pass the revised enabling legislation for the Southern Sudan
Human Rights Commission;
(d) Prevent SPLA interference in the administration of justice, especially in the
work of the police and the judiciary, and provide appropriate training to former SPLA
members integrated into the institutions of the Government of Southern Sudan;
(e) Address impunity and ensure that all allegations of violations of human rights
are duly investigated, the findings of ad hoc commissions made public, perpetrators
promptly brought to justice and reparations provided to victims;
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