A/HRC/18/23 Sierra Leone has been assisting the Government with the implementation of the TRC recommendations. In November 2010, the HRS of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL), together with the Human Rights Commission, organized the second National Consultative Conference on the Status of Implementation of the TRC Recommendations in order to facilitate their full implementation, including with regard to reparations. 14. In July 2008, OHCHR Togo produced a report summarizing the findings of the national consultations and outlining recommendations, including for the establishment of a truth and reconciliation commission. The Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission of Togo was established by Presidential Decree in 2009. OHCHR Togo has been providing logistical, technical and administrative support to the Commission, including organizing seminars for the commissioners, as well as training on transitional justice and witness protection for technical staff, authorities and civil society. 15. The Government of Uganda initiated a study on truth-seeking in 2009, but consultations regarding a transitional justice policy were delayed until 2011. Civil society groups have taken the initiative with regard to the establishment of a truth commission by drafting a bill to this effect, with the assistance of OHCHR Uganda. The bill has yet to be considered by the Government. OHCHR Uganda plans to monitor the implementation of the truth-seeking processes to ensure their conformity with international human rights standards. OHCHR Uganda also supports a community project on memorialization. (b) Asia-Pacific 16. As part of a national strategy for implementing truth-seeking processes under the Action Plan on Peace and Reconciliation in Afghanistan, the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) is expected to release a report in 2011 mapping human rights violations committed during the first twenty-three years of the conflict from 1978-2001. The Human Rights Unit (HRU) of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has provided initial technical assistance to this project and intends to provide full support to its follow-up. 17. In Nepal, the 2006 Comprehensive Peace Agreement and the Interim Constitution contain commitments to establish a truth and reconciliation commission, as well as a commission of inquiry on disappearances. In February 2010, the Government submitted to Parliament draft bills to establish both commissions; over 80 proposed amendments are currently under consideration. OHCHR Nepal has provided comments as well as technical assistance during the revision of the draft bills and the formulation of by-laws to facilitate their compliance with international human rights standards. Since 2009, OHCHR Nepal has also been implementing a large United Nations Peace Fund for Nepal project to provide support to the Government and civil society on transitional justice. (c) Latin America and the Caribbean 18. The Government of Colombia approved the Justice and Peace Law in 2005, which provides for a special judicial procedure and judicial benefits for demobilized members of illegal armed groups. Those procedures partially contributed to the establishment of the truth through voluntary depositions, although the information derived from those processes appears far from complete and has not resulted in a comprehensive and systematic understanding of crimes committed by paramilitaries. Furthermore, the number of demobilized members of illegal armed groups processed under the Law is very low, compared with the number of persons that could contribute information relevant for the 7

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