A/HRC/15/57 2006 Act, the authority granted to HAC was limited to the implementation of the policies and plans of humanitarian work and does not include the power to dissolve an organization. Response of the Government of Sudan The Government reports that no complaints were made by the humanitarian organizations as to restrictions in their work. The number of registered aid organizations went up in 2009 and the number of foreign aid workers in Sudan also doubled 3. 3.1 Accountability and justice Carry out thorough investigations, in accordance with relevant international standards, into all reported cases of human rights abuses and breaches of international humanitarian law, including allegations of torture, violence against women, arbitrary detentions and killings, including incidents which have been reported publicly by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, in particular in the following cases: • Attacks in Bulbul area, South Darfur, in January–March 2007 with involvement of Border Intelligence Guards and other government forces • Attacks on the village of Deribat and eight other villages along the road from Kutur to Deribat in late December 2006 with involvement of government forces and allied militia • Killing of civilians in the area of Buram, South Darfur, in October 2006 • Arrests of at least 19 Massalit men in Gereida, South Darfur, in September 2006 by soldiers of the Special Presidential Assistant and Chairman of the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority Minni Minnawi • Attacks on villages around Jebel Moon area on 29 October 2006 and the failure of the Sudanese Armed Forces to prevent the attack or protect the population during the attacks • Law enforcement operation on NGO compounds on 19 January 2007 in Nyala with 20 United Nations, NGO and AMIS staff arrested, physically and verbally abused, including two cases of sexual assault • Attack on four NGO compounds in Gereida by SLD/Minni Minnawi forces on 18 December 2006 with 12 vehicles stolen and allegedly seven aid workers raped Provide information on thorough and transparent investigations undertaken into the allegations of torture brought to the Government’s attention by the Special Rapporteur on torture, in particular those contained in the reports E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.1 and A/HRC/4/33/Add.1. In cases where investigation committees were established, make public their findings. Take legal action against the perpetrators and especially against those with command responsibility. Immunities should be waived in such cases. Take appropriate disciplinary action against police and other officials who fail in their primary responsibility to protect civilians. Compensate and rehabilitate victims. Short-term/accepted 36