A/HRC/28/50 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 23 February 2015 English Original: French Human Rights Council Twenty-eighth session Agenda items 2 and 10 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Technical assistance and capacity-building Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Guinea* Summary In the present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 25/35 of 14 June 2014, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights describes the human rights situation in Guinea in 2014 and makes recommendations to address diverse human rights problems. The High Commissioner also provides information on the activities of the country office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Guinea. During 2014, action by the Government was dominated by efforts to control Ebola virus. The case fatality rate, the measures adopted by the authorities to tackle virus and the decisions by some neighbouring countries to close their borders affected exercise of fundamental rights such as freedom of movement, the right to education, right to health and the right to work. the the the the The Government continued its efforts to consolidate national institutions. Reform of the judicial system continued, and was marked by the establishment of the Supreme Council of Justice and the implementation of the special status for magistrates to ensure their independence and significantly improve their salary. However, progress in combating impunity among members of the defence and security forces has been very limited. Moreover, prison overcrowding is still a major problem, in particular because of the almost systematic use of pretrial detention. Nor has there been any progress in efforts to combat violence against women and girls, and female genital mutilation is still practiced. * Late submission. GE.15-03278 (E) 180315 190314 