A/HRC/22/39 Government was urged to set, in cooperation with OHCHR, a timeline for submitting overdue initial and periodic reports to the treaty bodies and to cooperate with Human Rights Council special procedures mandate holders. 50. Despite Government initiatives taken in 2011, the backlog persists and as of 31 December 2012 15 reports, 5 initial and 10 periodic, remain overdue. However, a draft decree to establish an interministerial committee responsible for preparing and submitting State party reports to the treaty bodies is awaiting adoption and promulgation. In addition, a national action plan for the implementation of the recommendations of the universal periodic review was completed in August 2012, with the support of OHCHR. The plan’s priority actions include aligning national legislation with international texts, submitting reports to the treaty bodies and establishing an independent national human rights institution. 51. Regarding cooperation with the special procedures, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence is awaiting a reply from the Government to the visit request made on 24 July 2012. OHCHR will continue to lobby for the visit and support the Government in meaningfully improving its cooperation with the international human rights protection mechanisms. V. Conclusions and recommendations 52. Despite the measures taken by the Government regarding human rights, the reestablishment of the rule of law and the strengthening of national cohesion continue to face hurdles – the main challenge being the holding of the legislative elections that are required in order to complete the transition. The political impasse has made it impossible to speed up the reforms planned for the security and justice sectors and has hampered the holding of the national consultations that are meant to set in motion the national reconciliation process. Moreover, the situation has also made it impossible to act on most of the recommendations contained in the previous report. 53. Accordingly, the High Commissioner reiterates her recommendations and calls on the international community to increase its support to the Government of the Republic of Guinea. A. Recommendations to the Government of the Republic of Guinea 54. The High Commissioner recommends that the Government of the Republic of Guinea take the necessary measures to: (a) Ensure fundamental rights and freedoms are observed, especially the right to peaceful demonstration; (b) Allocate to security forces the resources they need to fulfil their public security mandate in accordance with the relevant international principles; (c) Speed up the process of harmonizing and aligning national legislation with the international texts ratified by Guinea, in particular the finalization and enactment of the law criminalizing torture; (d) Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; (e) Intensify efforts to combat impunity, especially by prosecuting those suspected of human rights violations on 28 September 2009; GE.13-10258 13