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the issue of impunity. The Congolese Government, with the active assistance of the
international community, must be prepared to deal with this issue in a forceful manner to
discourage those who would resort to violence to gain or keep political and economic
influence. Following the successful holding of a series of free and fair elections in the
country in the recent past, Congolese citizens held high expectations that their lives would
noticeably improve. These expectations must not be let down.
B. Recommendations
61.
The High Commissioner for Human Rights recommends that:
(a)
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo:
(i)
Enhance the efficiency of, and increase transparency over, the collection of
state resources and prioritize the allocation of these resources to further
the realization of human rights;
(ii)
Increase financial means for the professionalization of state services, in
particular through training and awareness-raising on the constitutional
mandate of army officials in the context of the Disarmament,
Demobilization and Reintegration process and of police officers in the
context of the Security Sector Reform process;
(iii)
Further implement the circulars issued by the Minister of Defense and the
Minister of Interior on the establishment of follow-up committees for
human rights violations committed by members of the FARDC and PNC,
in particular in those provinces where the committees are not yet fully
operational; encourage a constructive dialogue between all members of
these committees; and take measures to enable a better follow-up for cases
of violations involving senior officers;
(iv)
Give priority to enacting legislation establishing a credible and
independent national human rights commission;
(v)
Enable the judiciary to fulfill its constitutional role in full independence,
inter alia through the strengthening of the Conseil Supérieur de la
Magistrature and the payment of adequate salaries for magistrates;
(vi)
Ensure that the UNJHRO has access to all prisons and detention centers in
accordance with MONUC’s mandate and with the presidential directive
dated 5 July 2005 instructing all security forces, intelligence services and
judicial authorities to provide MONUC human rights officers with
unhindered access to detention facilities throughout the country, including
those administered by the ANR and the Republican Guard;
(vii)
Further the fight against impunity for international crimes in cooperation
with the ICC by taking all necessary measures to execute arrest warrants
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