A/HRC/10/58 page 15 violence; 3) increased recruitment and promotion of female judicial personnel; 4) provision of compensation for victims of the 2003 mass rape in Songo Mboyo, Equateur province, who despite a court ruling in 2006 have yet to receive reparations; 5) adoption of a circular addressed to Congolese judicial staff clarifying certain provisions of the aforementioned law on sexual violence, in particular with respect to the maximum procedural delay for completion of sexual violence trials; and 6) creation of a specialized judicial body to investigate and try sexual offences. 53. Also within the framework of the recently finalised comprehensive United Nations strategy on sexual violence for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the UNJHRO is responsible for implementing the legal components of joint UNFPA-UNICEF-OHCHR projects that aim to reduce impunity for perpetrators of sexual violence by providing legal assistance to victims of rape and other forms of sexual violence through the provision of legal aid clinics in several provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 54. In addition to measures taken in response to human rights violations, the UNJHRO has continued its efforts to promote human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by carrying out a broad range of activities with relevant stakeholders. The UNJHRO has conducted round tables, training sessions and workshops, and distributed national and international human rights texts to a wide range of actors, including lawyers, military and police personnel, and members of parliament and civil society. 55. During the reporting period, technical cooperation activities and advocacy work have increasingly focused on specific thematic issues. Amongst these activities were a series of seminars aimed at advocating for the establishment of a national human rights institution in compliance with the Paris Principles.2 A draft law on the establishment of a national human rights commission was adopted by the Senate on 6 June 2008 and submitted to the National Assembly. The UNJHRO is seeking to ensure that the Paris Principles are fully reflected in the draft law. A project carried out in partnership with UNAIDS has aimed to enhance the protection of persons living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. In the context of this project, the UNJHRO carried out awareness-raising activities with members of parliament in order to facilitate the adoption of a law on the rights of persons living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. The law was passed on 24 June 2008, and the UNJHRO has since engaged in further activities to raise awareness of the new law amongst relevant stakeholders. 56. The UNJHRO has assisted the establishment of a national network of human rights NGOs specialized in the field of protection and has provided training for its members. NGOs have organized themselves in protection networks in all provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, save Bas-Congo and Bandundu. Victims and witnesses in cases implicating members of the PNC and ANR were amongst those to benefit from this new network. In such cases, victims were relocated and provided with medical, psycho-social, socio-economic and legal assistance. 2 UN Human Rights Commission, Paris Principles on National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, Res. 1992/54 of 3 March 1992.