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Human Rights Council at its thirtieth, thirty-fourth and thirty-sixth19 sessions, as well as
those submitted to the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth, seventieth and seventy-first20
sessions, and calls upon States to take due consideration of the recommendations contained
therein when designing and implementing strategies, policies and measures to address gross
human rights violations and serious violations of international humanitarian law within
their national context;
2.
Welcomes the work undertaken by the Special Rapporteur in the
implementation of his mandate, the comprehensive, transparent and inclusive consultations
conducted with relevant actors from all regions for his thematic reports, and the
undertaking of country visits;
3.
Also welcomes the cooperation of those States that have received the Special
Rapporteur in their country, those that have accepted requests for visits by the Special
Rapporteur and those that have extended invitations to the Special Rapporteur to visit their
country, as well as those that have responded to his requests for information;
4.
Decides to extend for a period of three years the mandate of the Special
Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence,
whose tasks will include:
(a)
To contribute to and, where applicable, facilitate, upon request, the provision
of technical assistance or advisory services on the issues pertaining to the mandate;
(b)
To gather relevant information on national situations, including on normative
frameworks, national practices and experiences, such as truth and reconciliation
commissions and other mechanisms, relating to the promotion of truth, justice, reparation
and guarantees of non-recurrence in addressing gross violations of human rights and serious
violations of international humanitarian law, and to study trends, developments and
challenges and to make recommendations thereon;
(c)
To identify, exchange and promote good practices and lessons learned, and to
identify potential additional elements with a view to recommending ways and means to
improve and strengthen the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of nonrecurrence;
(d)
To develop a regular dialogue and to cooperate with, inter alia, Governments,
international and regional organizations, national human rights institutions and nongovernmental organizations, and relevant United Nations bodies and mechanisms;
(e)
To make recommendations concerning, inter alia, judicial and non-judicial
measures when designing and implementing strategies, policies and measures for
addressing gross violations of human rights and serious violations of international
humanitarian law;
(f)
To explore further the contribution of transitional justice to the prevention of
gross violations of human rights and serious violations of international humanitarian law,
including genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, and their
recurrence;
(g)
To conduct country visits and to respond promptly to invitations from States;
(h)
To participate in and contribute to relevant international conferences and
events with the aim of promoting a systematic and coherent approach on issues pertaining
to the mandate;
(i)
To raise awareness concerning the value of a systematic and coherent
approach when dealing with gross violations of human rights and serious violations of
international humanitarian law, and to make recommendations in this regard;
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(j)
To integrate a gender perspective throughout the work of the mandate;
(k)
To integrate a victim-centred approach throughout the work of the mandate;
A/HRC/30/42 and Add.1, A/HRC/34/62 and Add.1, and A/HRC/36/50 and Add.1.
See A/69/518, A/70/438 and A/71/567.
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