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63.
OHCHR and UNDP provided support to the Land and Dismissals Commissions
through the creation of a database and succeeded in enabling the commissions to properly
aggregate and disaggregate cases, issue reports and analysis regarding specific case and
patterns of crime, protect documentation and register new claims electronically. The
programme also supported the Land Commission in designing a plan to deal with mass
claims. It is expected that both the Land and Dismissals Commissions will issue
recommendations for at least 20 per cent of cases until the end of 2014.
64.
In cooperation with the Office of the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on
Yemen and other United Nations agencies, OHCHR supported the Constitutional Drafting
Commission to integrate international human rights standards into the new Constitution.
65.
In cooperation with UNDP, OHCHR supported the national consultations on the
first National Human Rights Plan of Yemen, which adopted a framework for the
development of the Plan.
66.
OHCHR and UNDP provided technical support and expertise to the Ministry of
Human Rights in preparing the law establishing the National Human Rights Institution.
They also carried out broad consultations with civil society on the draft law and supported
advocacy with parliamentarians. The draft law was referred to the Parliament in January
2014.
67.
OHCHR together with other United Nations entities provided technical support to
the parliamentary committees working on the law to combat trafficking. This included
advice on international human rights standards on prevention and combating trafficking as
well as on protection and reintegration of victims.
68.
OHCHR provided capacity-building to human rights NGOs on human rights
monitoring and reporting; integrating a bill of rights into the Constitution; nondiscrimination of marginalized groups; as well as a national human rights institution.
69.
In the framework of the Peacebuilding Fund, OHCHR signed a technical assistance
agreement with the Ministry of the Interior to provide technical assistance to the reform of
the security sector and incorporate human rights standards into legislation, codes of conduct
and training programmes for the police.
IV.
Recommendations
70.
The High Commissioner notes the progress achieved so far to strengthen
promotion and protection of human rights in Yemen, particularly the process that
ended in the National Dialogue Conference. She remains mindful of the significant
security, political, and humanitarian challenges faced by the country. In line with her
previous recommendations and based on the observations of her Office in Yemen, the
High Commissioner:
(a)
Welcomes the conclusion of the National Dialogue Conference and the
inclusiveness of the process. She notes with appreciation the consensus reached over
the outcomes of the Conference pertaining to human rights especially with regard to
the rights of women, children and marginalized communities;
(b)
Regrets that the overall security situation has escalated into intermittent
conflict since October 2013, and urges all parties involved to end the conflict and
respect their obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law and
contribute to the peaceful transition process;
(c)
Deplores that no independent and effective investigations have been
conducted in relation to allegations of the excessive use of force and grave human
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