A/HRC/RES/31/29
human rights and violations of international humanitarian law and to bring those
responsible to justice,
1.
Acknowledges the efforts made by the Government of Guinea to strengthen
the rule of law and to improve the situation of human rights in the country;
2.
Welcomes the mainstreaming of human rights in the reform of the security
sector;
3.
Encourages the Guinean authorities to continue their efforts to mainstream
human rights into all government policies and to bring national legislation fully into line
with the international commitments of Guinea;
4.
Calls upon the Guinean authorities to continue their efforts to consolidate
freedom of peaceful assembly and association and freedom of expression, including
freedom of the media and protection of journalists and media workers, and notes in this
respect the establishment of the High Communications Authority;
5.
Welcomes the start of the national consultation process for reconciliation, and
calls upon the Guinean authorities to make the process of justice, truth and reconciliation
fully operational;
6.
Strongly reaffirms its commitment to accession to power through democratic
channels, and condemns all incitement to ethnic and/or racial hatred;
7.
Welcomes the holding in October 2015 of fair presidential elections, and calls
upon the Government of Guinea to consolidate the democratic electoral framework,
particularly in view of the upcoming municipal and local elections, in line with the interGuinean political agreement of 20 August 2015;
8.
Urges all political actors to continue to engage actively and in good faith in
the political dialogue, and to be actively involved in the process of national reconciliation;
9.
Encourages the Government of Guinea to make operational the national
commission for reflection and prevention created in 2013 to tackle the phenomenon of
violence;
10.
Welcomes the efforts made by the Government of Guinea within the
framework of the reform of the security and defence forces, which includes respect for
human rights and guarantees the exercise of civil and political rights, and calls upon the
Government to continue the training of security forces in the field of human rights;
11.
Also welcomes the progress made within the framework of the reform of the
justice sector and the strengthening of the rule of law, including the establishment of the
Supreme Judicial Council, the improvement in working conditions for judges, the creation
of the Constitutional Court and the establishment of the Court of Auditors;
12.
Encourages the Government of Guinea to adopt and to implement reforms to
strengthen the administration of justice in order to combat impunity and to consolidate
respect for human rights;
13.
Calls upon the Government of Guinea to ensure that the national institution
of human rights is established in accordance with the principles relating to the status of
national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (Paris Principles);
14.
Encourages the Government of Guinea to continue its efforts in the fight
against impunity, particularly court proceedings initiated with respect to alleged violence
by security forces, including in 2007 and 2013;
15.
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Urges the Government of Guinea to take the following additional measures:
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