A/HRC/27/41 force in 2011, upholds the rights of women through the prevention of and response to violence, and through victim assistance and protection, among other measures. 50. On the basis of the new Salvadoran legal framework, the Office assisted the Office of the Attorney General in the development of a national protocol for the investigation of femicide, which was incorporated into the training curriculum for prosecutors. 51. The El Salvador protocol informed the drafting of the regional protocol for the investigation of femicide, a joint initiative by OHCHR and UN-Women in the context of the Secretary-General’s UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign, with the collaboration of the Federation of associations for the protection and promotion of human rights (Spain) (Federación de Asociaciones de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos-España) and Universidad Carlos III, Madrid, among others. The basic structure and content of the regional document were defined in the context of an international workshop at which experts discussed an OHCHR report documenting Latin American experiences, including various procedures and practices relating to the prosecution of femicide. Tunisia: strengthening the transitional justice process 52. OHCHR, together with the United Nations country team, supported processes leading to the adoption of the new Constitution of Tunisia, which contains provisions in line with international human rights standards on national institutions and on the establishment of bodies relating to elections, justice, human rights and the media. 53. OHCHR-Tunisia has been working closely with the Government, including the Ministry of Human Rights and Transitional Justice, to support the establishment of a transitional justice mechanism in conformity with international standards. OHCHR also regularly advised key government authorities concerning advocacy initiatives and political processes relating to transitional justice, and reinforced the capacities of civil society organizations, in particular victims’ groups, on those issues. 54. In cooperation with UNDP and the International Centre for Transitional Justice, the Office provided support to the Technical Committee, which comprised the Ministry of Human Rights and Transitional Justice and a wide range of representatives of civil society organizations, in organizing the national consultations leading to the drafting of a comprehensive transitional justice law. 55. In July 2013, OHCHR and UNDP supported awareness and outreach activities aimed at making transitional justice principles, processes and mechanisms better known to the public, and more specifically to victims and civil society organizations. OHCHR provided technical cooperation and advice on substantive or procedural elements of the draft organic law on transitional justice establishing the Truth and Dignity Commission, which was adopted on 15 December 2013. In June 2014, OHCHR co-organized with the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Human Rights and Transitional Justice, UNDP and the International Centre for Transitional Justice, a national conference on the truth-and-dignity experience. Chairpersons and members of truth commissions from countries around the world, including Guatemala, Kenya, Peru, Poland and South Africa, attended the conference and shared their own experiences. In coordination with relevant partners, OHCHR is building the capacity of members of the Truth and Justice Commission in order to assist them in their daily work. The Office is also organizing awareness and training events with the aim of strengthening the transitional justice national network. 11

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