A/HRC/28/50
transferred to Nzerékoré central prison before being released in confused circumstances. In
Dubréka, 55 kilometres from Conakry, a member of the defence forces charged with raping
a minor was released and placed under judicial supervision by the investigating judge.
52.
There have, however, been some signs of improvement. In August 2014, a soldier of
the Presidential Guard was detained by the gendarmerie and brought to court after a
medical certificate had been issued confirming the rape of two girls under 10 years of age.
He was placed in detention at the Conakry central prison pending trial.
IV. Cooperation to promote and protect human rights
A.
1.
Strengthening of cooperation with the international human rights
protection mechanisms
Creation of an inter-ministerial human rights committee
53.
The delays in the submission by Guinea of its initial and periodic reports to the
United Nations treaty bodies were attributable to the indifference of the authorities, for
whom human rights issues were not a priority. Thanks to the political will of the current
authorities and the support provided by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human
Rights, an inter-ministerial human rights committee (responsible for drafting reports for
submission to the treaty bodies) was created by a decision of the Prime Minister on 21 July
2014.
2.
Cooperation with the treaty bodies
54.
The OHCHR office in Guinea helped the Government to submit its initial report to
the Committee against Torture, by providing technical support for analysing the data
collected on the basis of the relevant international standards (see CAT/C/GIN/1).
55.
The OHCHR office in Guinea also provided support to the National Directorate for
Children of the Ministry of Social Action, in connection with efforts to finalize the two
initial reports on the implementation of the first two Optional Protocols to the Convention
on the Rights of the Child: the initial report under the Optional Protocol to the Convention
on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict and the initial
report under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale
of children, child prostitution and child pornography.
3.
Universal periodic review
56.
In January 2015, the human rights situation in Guinea was considered by the Human
Rights Council as a part of the universal periodic review. In 2010, during the first review of
Guinea, the Government accepted 105 of the 114 recommendations formulated.
57.
From 15 to 19 September 2014, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human
Rights, in conjunction with the Ministry of Human Rights and Civil Liberties, held a
capacity-building workshop for the members of the Inter-Ministerial Committee and
representatives of civil society. The workshop addressed the preparation and submission of
initial and periodic reports to the various treaty bodies and for the universal periodic
review, and the implementation of the recommendations and observations within the
participatory process.
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