A/HRC/13/44 (h) To interact with and reinforce the justice mechanisms and ensure that cases of human rights violations are submitted to the justice system and adequately addressed, (i) To cooperate in the design and, as appropriate, in implementation of transitional justice mechanisms, and to ensure the centrality of victims in such processes, (j) To ensure that the establishment and operation of any transitional justice mechanism is in compliance with international human rights standards and practices, (k) To ensure that the rights of those facing transitional justice mechanisms, including alleged perpetrators and victims, are respected, (l) To promote provision of assistance to victims and witnesses participating in transitional justice processes, so they are informed of their rights and responsibilities and have access to medical and psychosocial care; and to promote provision of victims and witness protection, (m) To monitor and report on the implementation of the recommendation of transitional justice mechanisms, (n) To recommend to the relevant authorities legislative and administrative reforms to ensure their compliance with international standards, and to prevent recurrence of human rights abuses and to restore respect for the rule of law and trust in government institutions, (o) To engage and interact with international and regional human rights mechanisms, including by submitting reports, and making statements, and following up of recommendations related to transitional justice and human rights in general, (p) To participate in the development and revision of education programmes to include aspects on culture of peace, conflicts prevention, tolerance and fight against discrimination and human rights. Participants at the Conference 2. Call for direct contributions from African NHRIs and continued assistance, substantive and financial, by international and regional intergovernmental organizations, including OHCHR and OIF, UNDP and other partners to the Permanent Secretariat of NHRIs in Nairobi, Kenya, 3. Note that a number of national human rights institutions in Africa have affiliate status with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and call on others that have not attained such status to do so, and urges the African Commission to expedite the establishment of the Unit on NHRIs as recommended in its meeting in May 2009, 4. Reaffirm their commitment to cooperate with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in the area of the promotion, protection and enforcement of human rights, 5. Resolve to work with international and regional organizations, including the African Union through the Peace and Security Council, in the promotion, protection and enforcement of democracy, rule of law and human rights, Agree to hold their next biannual conference in South Africa in 2011. Adopted in Rabat, 5 November 2009. 22 GE.10-10269

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