A/HRC/28/50 prevent and combat Ebola virus and the submission of periodic reports to the treaty bodies and for the universal periodic review. 64. The OHCHR office in Guinea has provided support to and helped build the technical capacities of associations of victims of Camp Boiro (under the First Republic of Guinea), the large-scale strikes of 2007, and the massacres of 28 September 2009. In 2014, the OHCHR office in Guinea held five practical workshops on the inclusion of a gender perspective in the transitional justice process. 65. On 26 June 2014, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, in conjunction with the Ministries of Human Rights and Justice and civil society bodies, organized activities in Conakry to mark the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. More than 150 persons took part in discussions on the role of the State and civil society in the implementation of the recommendations of the Committee against Torture, the incorporation into domestic legislation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, efforts to make the justice system more accessible and efforts to combat impunity and gender-based violence. V. Recommendations A. Recommendations addressed to the Government 66. The High Commissioner for Human Rights recommends that the Government of Guinea: (a) Continue efforts to combat impunity, particularly through effective prosecution of alleged perpetrators of human rights violations involved in the events of 28 September 2009, the incidents that took place in Zogota in August 2012, the intercommunal violence of 15 to 18 July 2013, the attacks in Womey on 16 September 2014 and the numerous cases of torture pending before the courts; (b) Ensure that any measures taken as a part of the effort to control the Ebola virus are based on respect for human rights; (c) Strengthen the resources of the security forces in order to enable them to perform their public security role in accordance with the relevant applicable international principles; (d) Take the necessary measures to ensure security and transparency during the Presidential elections, while respecting electoral rights and freedoms, including the freedom of movement, the freedom of expression and the freedom to protest peacefully; (e) Strengthen efforts to combat all forms of discrimination, particularly gender-based stereotypes, and safeguard the right of victims to prosecute perpetrators of discrimination through the courts; (f) Strengthen cooperation with the treaty bodies and the universal periodic review mechanism, especially through the implementation of their recommendations. B. Recommendations addressed to the international community 67. The High Commissioner for Human Rights recommends that the international community: 14 GE.15-03278

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