A/HRC/RES/30/26 4. Takes note of the report of the High Commissioner on the impact of technical assistance and capacity-building on the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 2008 and 2014,2 and urges the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office, the United Nations country team and the partner countries and organizations to put into effect the recommendations contained in that report; 5. Welcomes the appointment, under Presidential Order No. 15/021 of 31 March 2015, of the Special Adviser to the Head of State on good governance and the fight against corruption, money laundering and the financing of terrorism, and also welcomes the action taken to date to gather evidence and initiate criminal proceedings; 6. Condemns unequivocally the wave of violence in the east of the country and all the armed groups perpetrating it; 7. Commends the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the establishment of the National Human Rights Commission, in accordance with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris Principles), and calls upon the Government to continue its efforts to ensure that it is fully operational, including through the allocation of appropriate financial and logistical capacity; 8. Urges the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to continue its efforts, with the support of the international community, to put an end to impunity, primarily for perpetrators of sexual violence, and to all human rights violations, also urges the Government to bring the perpetrators to justice and to ensure that the victims receive compensation, and, in that connection, welcomes the commencement of payment by the Government of compensation to the victims of sexual violence in the Songo Mboyo case; 9. Takes note of the publication by the Independent National Electoral Commission of the comprehensive electoral calendar and the promulgation by the President of the Republic on 25 August 2015 of Act No. 15/016 on the distribution of seats for municipal and local elections, and urges the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to ensure the transparency and credibility of the electoral process and to create the necessary conditions for the electoral process to be free, fair, credible, peaceful and transparent, in accordance with the international commitments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; 10. Encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to continue its efforts to provide for an expansion of political space in the context of elections, while ensuring respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the freedoms of expression, of association and of peaceful assembly; 11. Also encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to continue its efforts to provide for punishment in confirmed cases of extrajudicial execution and arbitrary detention; 12. Emphasizes the importance of ensuring a fair trial for persons involved in criminal proceedings; 13. Encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to maintain the momentum of the efforts made to reform the army, the police and the security services; 14. Welcomes the establishment and functioning of the Constitutional Court, and encourages the Democratic Republic of the Congo to continue with the introduction and establishment of other courts in the context of the reform of the judicial system; 15. Encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to provide greater protection for all political actors, members of civil society, journalists and human rights defenders during elections and to ensure respect for all human rights; GE.15-17472 3/4