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; 15

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