RES/28/33 Strengthening of technical cooperation and consultative services in Guinea

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Human Rights Council Twenty-eighth session

Agenda item 10

Technical assistance and capacity-building

Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council

28/33

Strengthening of technical cooperation and consultative services in

Guinea

The Human Rights Council,

Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human

Rights and other applicable human rights instruments,

Recalling General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 and Human Rights

Council resolutions 13/21 of 26 March 2010, 16/36 of 25 March 2011, 19/30 of 23 March

2012, 23/23 of 14 June 2013 and 25/35 of 28 March 2014,

Reaffirming that all States have an obligation to promote and protect the human

rights and fundamental freedoms set forth in the Charter of the United Nations, the

Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights and

other relevant human rights instruments to which they are parties,

Noting with satisfaction the efforts made by Guineans and the international

community, in particular the African Union and the Economic Community of West African

States, to establish democratic institutions and to strengthen the rule of law,

Welcoming the progress made by the Guinean authorities in guaranteeing freedom of

opinion and expression,

Recalling the recommendations of the International Commission of Inquiry

established by the Secretary-General and supported by the African Union and the Economic

Community of West African States,

Recalling that it is the primary responsibility of the Government of Guinea to protect

its population, to conduct inquiries into allegations of human rights violations and to bring

perpetrators to justice,

1. Recognizes the efforts made by the Government of Guinea to strengthen the

rule of law and improve the human rights situation in the country;

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2. Welcomes the existence of the new Ministry of Human Rights and Civil

Liberties and its constructive work and the mainstreaming of human rights in the reform of

the security sector;

3. Encourages the Guinean authorities to mainstream human rights in all public

policies;

4. Calls upon the Guinean authorities to pursue their efforts to guarantee

freedom of peaceful assembly and association, including freedom of the media and the

protection of journalists;

5. Also calls upon the Guinean authorities to make the justice, truth and

reconciliation process operational;

6. Firmly reiterates its commitment to accession to power by democratic means

and condemns all incitement to ethnic and/or racial hatred;

7. Calls upon the Government of Guinea to ensure that the elections to be held

in 2015 take place within the specified time frame, in conditions of peace, transparency and

security, and with full respect for human rights and democratic principles;

8. Urges all political stakeholders:

(a) To continue to take an active part in good faith in the political dialogue,

particularly on issues regarding the organization of free, transparent, inclusive and peaceful

elections;

(b) To prevent any act of violence that harms the democratization process under

way and to refrain from committing such acts;

(c) To be actively involved in the national reconciliation process;

9. Encourages the Government of Guinea to make the national commission

established in 2013 for the study and prevention of the problem of violence operational;

10. Welcomes the efforts by the Government of Guinea to undertake reforms in

the security and defence sectors that incorporate respect for human rights and guarantee the

enjoyment of civil and political rights and calls upon the Government of Guinea to continue

human rights training for the security forces;

11. Welcomes the progress made with regard to the reform of the justice sector,

including the establishment of the Supreme Council of Justice and the enhancement of

judges’ conditions of service;

12. Encourages the Government of Guinea to adopt and carry out reforms aimed

at strengthening the administration of justice in order to combat impunity and consolidate

respect for human rights;

13. Calls upon the Government of Guinea to ensure that the National Human

Rights Institution that has been established is compliant with the Paris Principles;

14. Encourages the Government of Guinea to pursue its efforts to fight impunity,

in particular the judicial proceedings initiated in connection with the violence allegedly

committed by the security forces, notably in 2007 and 2013;

15. Urges the Government of Guinea to adopt the following supplementary

measures:

(a) Support the work of the panel of judges appointed to investigate the events of

28 September 2009, and expedite judicial proceedings against those responsible for the

violence, including the acts of sexual violence committed against women and girls;

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(b) Guarantee the necessary means and security conditions for the panel of

judges so that its members may effectively fulfil their mandate;

(c) Ensure the safety and protection of the witnesses and victims and provide

them with appropriate redress and assistance, including in the form of medical and

psychological support;

(d) Compensate the families of victims who lost their lives as a result of the

events of 28 September 2009 and provide redress for the physical and psychological

suffering inflicted upon those who were wounded;

16. Takes note of the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for

Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Guinea in 2014;1

17. Firmly reiterates its appeal to the international community:

(a) To provide the Government of Guinea with appropriate assistance to promote

respect for human rights, the fight against impunity and the reform of the security and

justice sectors, as well as the initiatives that are under way to promote truth, justice and

national reconciliation;

(b) To support the efforts of the Government of Guinea to combat the Ebola

virus and strengthen the resilience of its health-care system;

(c) To support the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human

Rights in Guinea;

(d) To support the Ministry of Human Rights and Civil Liberties in the

implementation of its plan of action;

18. Invites the High Commissioner to report to the Human Rights Council at its

thirty-first session on the situation of human rights and the work of the Office of the High

Commissioner in Guinea;

19. Decides to remain seized of this matter.

58th meeting

27 March 2015

[Adopted without a vote.]