A/HRC/43/3/Add.2
77.
OHCHR conducted an assessment of the National Committee for the Prevention of
Torture, with the objective of supporting the development of an institutional plan outlining
priority needs and interventions to strengthen the mechanism. The two organizations jointly
trained members of the national police, the armed forces, penitentiary guards and
representatives of the local torture prevention boards on international and domestic
standards. The local boards also received a grant from the Special Fund of the Optional
Protocol to the Convention against Torture in 2019 to strengthen their capacities.
78.
Between September and December, OHCHR conducted a human rights training
programme with the Public Prosecutor’s School, in which 31 prosecutors participated.
79.
OHCHR provided technical assistance to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the
Ministry of Human Rights and the committees of relatives of missing migrants, in order to
prevent and address this phenomenon.
80.
OHCHR facilitated a national meeting of human rights defenders on the theme of
“Between commitment, risk and challenges”, which brought together more than 100
defenders from all over the country to share their experiences and views. OHCHR also
supported a network of trade unions to implement a human rights approach to labour and
trade union issues.
81.
On 20 March 2019, OHCHR presented the report of the High Commissioner on the
situation of human rights in Honduras for 2018 (A/HRC/40/3/Add.2). It further promoted
human rights through press releases, interviews, editorials and social media, and launched
campaigns, including on human rights defenders, on sexual orientation and on gender
identity, in support of victims of torture.
82.
OHCHR has been implementing projects financed by Canada, the Netherlands,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United States of America.
IX. Recommendations
83.
The High Commissioner urges the authorities of Honduras to implement the
recommendations made in previous reports and in the reports of United Nations
human rights mechanisms.
84.
The High Commissioner:
(a)
Calls upon the Government and all stakeholders to agree on a reform
agenda to strengthen the democratic space, the separation of powers, the rule of law
and the independence of the judiciary, and safe and meaningful participation by all in
public affairs, thereby ensuring access to public information and respect for the right
to freedom of opinion and expression;
(b)
Urges all relevant institutions to take concrete steps to combat
corruption and impunity and break away from any acquiescence with groups and
interests operating outside the law.
85.
to:
The High Commissioner calls upon the Government and relevant institutions
(a)
Ensure the incorporation of a human rights-based approach in the
implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, guarantee that no
one is left behind and continue its efforts to develop specific human rights indicators
that include data disaggregated by indigenous peoples, Afro-Hondurans, persons with
disabilities and gender;
(b)
Address structural inequality, based on disaggregated data, and ensure
access for all to the rights to food, water, sanitation, health, education and affordable
housing;
(c)
Protect displaced persons, migrants in transit and Honduran migrants
and returnees, and take steps to investigate the deaths and disappearances of
Hondurans abroad;
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