A/HRC/16/26 Government’s commitment to cooperating with the Human Rights Council. They also recognized the difficulties and challenges faced by Guinea in the field of human rights. They formulated 114 recommendations. Most of them stressed the importance of: ratifying international human rights instruments to which Guinea was not yet party; establishing an independent national human rights institution in accordance with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (Paris Principles); promoting the human rights education for the security forces; developing strategies to address human rights violations stemming from its political and social instability; and working in close cooperation with OHCHR in order to establish an OHCHR Office in Guinea. Of the 114 recommendations made by the Council, the Government of Guinea accepted 105 and issued reservations for the other 9, pending their review and approval by the National Transitional Council (CNT). V. OHCHR advocacy and capacity-building activities 41. During the reporting period, OHCHR-Guinea carried out monitoring, advocacy and capacity-building activities to assist the authorities to address the most pressing human rights challenges, in accordance with its mandate. These activities, especially assisting the Government to establish and/or strengthen national institutions and mechanisms related to accountability, justice and reconciliation will continue to be implemented in 2011. A. Advocacy 42. During the period under review, the Office regularly discussed its findings regarding human rights violations with representatives of CNT, the National Human Rights Directorate, the Ministry of National Solidarity and the Promotion of Women and Children, and the Chief of Staff of the National Gendarmerie (representing FOSSEPEL) and the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces. In particular, OHCHR raised those cases that required urgent consideration, particularly those in which the perpetrators had been identified. B. Promotion and capacity-building activities 43. Since its engagement with Guinea, OHCHR has developed and implemented capacity-building activities to strengthen the capacity of governmental institutions and civil society organizations in the field of human rights. 44. OHCHR trained over 300 FOSSEPEL commanding officers, in Conakry, Kankan, Nzérékoré, Labé, Faranah, Boké, Kindia and Mamou, in July and August 2010, in preparation for the second round of the presidential elections. Taking into account the implication of FOSSEPEL in serious human rights violations during the electoral process, OHCHR is planning more systematic and in-depth training in human rights. The Office is also supporting the drafting of a code of conduct on human rights for security and defence forces and, with the assistance of the International Organization of la Francophonie, OHCHR-Guinea plans to conduct a series of workshops on transitional justice for soldiers and officers in 2011. 45. The International Commission of Inquiry recommended reform of the judiciary and that a truth-seeking mechanism be put into place. In cooperation with the United Nations Country Team, OHCHR-Guinea worked closely with the Ministry of Justice and its National Directorate for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as well as CNT, towards strengthening the rule of law and the administration of justice, particularly for the establishment of a national truth, justice and reconciliation commission. 11