A/HRC/25/19 global conference in Oslo to examine the most pressing human rights challenges faced by LGBT persons in various parts of the world. 7. Discrimination on the basis of health and harmful traditional beliefs 31. OHCHR worked to address stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV, including by promoting access to justice and legal assistance, for example in Benin, Ecuador and the Republic of Moldova. The Office also partnered with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to integrate human rights into its operations and fund management. 32. In September 2013, OHCHR submitted a report to the Human Rights Council on attacks and discrimination against persons affected by albinism,7 and, throughout the year, promoted greater awareness of their situation of human. B. Impunity, rule of law and democratic society 33. Supporting efforts to strengthen the administration of justice remains a priority for OHCHR, with a focus on such fundamental issues as the independence of the judiciary and the protection of the rights of persons deprived of their liberty. OHCHR assisted in the preparation of a report of the Secretary-General containing an analysis of the institutional framework for the protection of all persons deprived of their liberty.8 OHCHR participated in the ongoing review process of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, and, in November, organized a training workshop for field presences in Africa on traditional justice systems and human rights. 34. OHCHR continued its advocacy work with States retaining the death penalty, notably for the establishment of a moratorium pursuant to General Assembly resolution 67/176, and for the implementation of international standards guaranteeing the protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty. In June, at the fifth World Congress against the Death Penalty, I urged all States that had resumed executions or continued to impose the death penalty to immediately stop this regression in human rights protection and to impose a moratorium. In June, in New York, OHCHR held a high-level event to discuss the increasing number of wrongful convictions in death penalty cases. 35. OHCHR continued to support a comprehensive approach to combating impunity, strengthening accountability and addressing past violations of human rights through advice and support on transitional justice processes and mechanisms. This included supporting the drafting of transitional justice laws, in particular in Libya, Tunisia and Yemen. It also included support for inclusive and participatory approaches to transitional justice processes, for instance to support the Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Côte d’Ivoire in the organization of national consultations, and the planning of such consultations in Guinea. OHCHR continued to support the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Thailand, and encouraged the Government to implement the Commission’s recommendations. 36. In April 2013, in partnership with France and Switzerland, OHCHR co-organized in Yaoundé the third regional conference on transitional justice for francophone Africa. In November, OHCHR supported the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence in organizing, in Kampala, regional consultations on transitional justice in Africa. 7 8 8 A/HRC/24/57. A/68/261.

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