A/HRC/6/19 page 21 • Initial steps towards implementation have been undertaken: recommendations 1.2.3, 1.2.7, 1.2.8, 1.2.9, 1.3.3, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.4, 1.5.1, 1.6.2, 2.2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.7 • There has been no implementation at all: recommendations 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.2.9, 1.4.5, 1.6.1, 2.2.3, 3.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.8 58. The group of experts, while acknowledging the activities undertaken by the Government of the Sudan, is concerned that reports received clearly indicate that, with very few exceptions, these efforts have not yet led to an improvement of the situation of human rights in Darfur. 59. Several recommendations that were prioritized as short-term and could have been implemented within three months, given that they did not require lengthy administrative processes or additional resources, have not yet been implemented. The group of experts acknowledges that implementation of certain recommendations, although short-term, may be complex and require more time for full execution, especially where recommended activities have been undertaken only recently. Continued review of the results on the ground would therefore be needed even if the recommended actions have been undertaken. With regard to the group’s midterm recommendations, it should be noted that the 12-month period for their implementation, as set out in the group’s first report, will end only in June 2008. The group notes that, in certain specific instances, the feasibility of full implementation has been affected by the absence of sufficient resources and technical assistance. However, the group reiterates that lack of resources cannot justify any acts of violence against the civilian population or the lack of action to prevent such acts. The group of experts recalls the Council’s consensus on the seriousness of the ongoing violations of human rights and international humanitarian law and the urgent need to focus on the implementation of existing recommendations to enhance the human rights situation in Darfur, and urges the Government to implement fully the prioritized recommendations without further delay. 60. The group believes that the overall environment in Darfur for implementing recommendations remains critical. Many factors affecting these conditions, although outside the group’s mandate, need to be addressed urgently in order to create an environment that fosters and sustains implementation on the ground. 61. The group recommends that the Human Rights Council continue the process of review in accordance with the time frames and indicators for assessing implementation developed by the group. While emphasizing that, as indicated clearly in resolution 4/8, the group of experts was established to ensure the effective follow-up and implementation of existing resolutions and recommendations on Darfur, and stressing the complementary nature of its mandate and that of the wider mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Sudan, which covers all of the Sudan, the group indicates its readiness to continue the review process, unless this task is entrusted to the Special Rapporteur on the Sudan. The group suggests that a renewed mandate should envisage the possibility of an assessment mission to the Sudan, including its Darfur region, and sufficient time for an analysis of the implementation of medium-term recommendations, which expire on 20 June 2008.