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force in 2011, upholds the rights of women through the prevention of and response to
violence, and through victim assistance and protection, among other measures.
50.
On the basis of the new Salvadoran legal framework, the Office assisted the Office
of the Attorney General in the development of a national protocol for the investigation of
femicide, which was incorporated into the training curriculum for prosecutors.
51.
The El Salvador protocol informed the drafting of the regional protocol for the
investigation of femicide, a joint initiative by OHCHR and UN-Women in the context of
the Secretary-General’s UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign, with the
collaboration of the Federation of associations for the protection and promotion of human
rights (Spain) (Federación de Asociaciones de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos
Humanos-España) and Universidad Carlos III, Madrid, among others. The basic structure
and content of the regional document were defined in the context of an international
workshop at which experts discussed an OHCHR report documenting Latin American
experiences, including various procedures and practices relating to the prosecution of
femicide.
Tunisia: strengthening the transitional justice process
52.
OHCHR, together with the United Nations country team, supported processes
leading to the adoption of the new Constitution of Tunisia, which contains provisions in
line with international human rights standards on national institutions and on the
establishment of bodies relating to elections, justice, human rights and the media.
53.
OHCHR-Tunisia has been working closely with the Government, including the
Ministry of Human Rights and Transitional Justice, to support the establishment of a
transitional justice mechanism in conformity with international standards. OHCHR also
regularly advised key government authorities concerning advocacy initiatives and political
processes relating to transitional justice, and reinforced the capacities of civil society
organizations, in particular victims’ groups, on those issues.
54.
In cooperation with UNDP and the International Centre for Transitional Justice, the
Office provided support to the Technical Committee, which comprised the Ministry of
Human Rights and Transitional Justice and a wide range of representatives of civil society
organizations, in organizing the national consultations leading to the drafting of a
comprehensive transitional justice law.
55.
In July 2013, OHCHR and UNDP supported awareness and outreach activities
aimed at making transitional justice principles, processes and mechanisms better known to
the public, and more specifically to victims and civil society organizations. OHCHR
provided technical cooperation and advice on substantive or procedural elements of the
draft organic law on transitional justice establishing the Truth and Dignity Commission,
which was adopted on 15 December 2013. In June 2014, OHCHR co-organized with the
Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Human Rights and Transitional Justice, UNDP and the
International Centre for Transitional Justice, a national conference on the truth-and-dignity
experience. Chairpersons and members of truth commissions from countries around the
world, including Guatemala, Kenya, Peru, Poland and South Africa, attended the
conference and shared their own experiences. In coordination with relevant partners,
OHCHR is building the capacity of members of the Truth and Justice Commission in order
to assist them in their daily work. The Office is also organizing awareness and training
events with the aim of strengthening the transitional justice national network.
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