A/HRC/32/34 democratic society and should contribute to respecting and protecting this independence. 64. The Special Rapporteur considers it is a priority that the actors in the justice system, other stakeholders and the international community be informed of the status and progress of a particular judicial sector, through a system of indicators that make relevant information accessible. Currently, the international community lacks such a universal system that is able to provide consistent and comprehensive information on the actual situation of national judicial systems. 65. The Special Rapporteur believes that it is necessary but also timely to develop a set of indicators that will provide precise and relevant information on national judicial institutions and the way they comply with international standards of judicial independence. Judicial indicators have the potential to shed light on different dimensions of a justice system. 66. Finally, the Special Rapporteur will strive to reinforce understanding of the universality and centrality of her mandate as regards the protection and promotion of human rights. In doing so, she will continue to look into issues already addressed by her predecessors, such as access to justice, Sustainable Development Goal 16, the independence and situation of prosecutors, integrity and accountability of the judiciary, and the situation of lawyers and particularly the obstacles to the independent exercise of their profession and grave violations committed against them, as well as the role that should be played by bar associations to protect lawyers’ independence and strengthen the rule of law, the trial of civilians before military and special courts, and impunity for human rights violations, among others that warrant the attention of the mandate as well as of the Human Rights Council. 14

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