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on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in conformity with its action
plan on the implementation of the UPR recommendations;
(i)
Adequately fund the Unit for Combating Violence against Women and
Children to enable it to fulfil its objectives effectively;
(j)
Urgently address the humanitarian needs of the internally displaced
people in the Sudan;
(k)
Rededicate its commitment to ensure the full implementation of the
Doha Document for Peace in Darfur;
(l)
Ensure that its forces comply fully with international human rights and
humanitarian laws regarding the protection of civilians in their engagement with
rebel forces;
(m) Grant timely and full access to accredited humanitarian agencies to
assist victims in conflict-affected areas;
(n)
Give adequate attention to the promotion and realization of economic,
social and cultural rights in order to address poverty at the grassroots level of society;
(o)
Ensure access to justice in the conflict-affected areas of the Sudan.
79.
Government institutions, more specifically, the Advisory Council on Human
Rights, the National Commission for Human Rights, the Human Rights Committee of
the National Assembly, the Unit for Combating Violence Against Women and
Children, the National Council for Child Welfare and the Special Prosecutor for
Darfur crimes, should publish periodic reports on their respective tangible human
rights achievements so that the public could evaluate their work.
80.
The National Commission for Human Rights should quickly and effectively
investigate all the human rights complaints it has received, and report on its findings
publicly.
81.
The National Council for Child Welfare should intensify its awareness-raising
campaign with a view to eradicating female genital mutilation in the Sudan by 2018.
B.
Recommendations to the international community
82.
The international community should:
(a)
Intensify efforts towards helping to bring an end to the armed conflicts
in the Sudan, by encouraging both the Government of the Sudan and the rebel
movements to lay down their arms and engage in peaceful negotiations;
(b)
Fulfil their respective funding pledges under the Doha Document for
Peace in Darfur to ensure its full implementation as the most viable road map for
peace in Darfur;
(c)
Provide the Government of the Sudan with technical assistance and
capacity-building to facilitate improvement of the human rights situation in the
Sudan, particularly through building the capacities of the following bodies:
(i)
Advisory Council on Human Rights;
(ii)
National Commission for Human Rights;
(iii)
Human Rights Committee of the National Assembly;
(iv)
Unit for Combating Violence against Women and Children;
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