A/HRC/RES/16/36
2.
Notes with satisfaction the holding of presidential elections in Guinea and the
measures taken by the Government in order to, inter alia, establish a commission of peace,
justice and reconciliation;
3.
Invites the Guinean authorities to pursue their efforts to implement the
recommendations of the international commission of inquiry established by the SecretaryGeneral and supported by the Economic Community of West African States and the
African Union, relating to:
(a)
Combating impunity for those responsible for or involved in serious human
rights violations, and in particular acts of sexual violence against women and girls, and
adapting national legislation to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court;
(b)
Protection for, and the granting of assistance of every kind and appropriate
reparation to, the victims of acts of violence;
(c)
The reform of the justice system;
(d)
The reform of the security sector;
(e)
The adoption of a national plan to combat all forms of discrimination;
(f)
The harmonization of national legislation with Security Council resolution
1820 (2008) of 19 June 2008 on violence against women and girls;
4.
Welcomes the initiatives taken by the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights through its office in Guinea, in particular in the
monitoring of the human rights situation before and during the presidential election process,
to support the strengthening of local institutional capacities in promoting and protecting
human rights as well as in the fight against impunity;
5.
Reiterates strongly its call to the international community:
(a)
To provide the Guinean authorities with appropriate assistance to promote
respect for human rights, including the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals,
combating impunity, and reform of the security and justice sectors;
(b)
To support the Office of the High Commissioner in Guinea;
6.
Invites the High Commissioner to report to the Council at its nineteenth
session on the situation of human rights and the work of her Office in Guinea.
48th meeting
25 March 2011
[Adopted without a vote.]
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