RES/6/35 Human Rights Council Group of Experts on the situation of human rights in Darfur.

Human Rights Council

Resolution 6/35. Human Rights Council Group of Experts on the situation of human rights in Darfur

The Human Rights Council,

Recalling its resolution 4/8 of 30 March 2007,

Recalling also its resolution OM/1/3 of 20 June 2007,

1. Welcomes the report submitted by the Human Rights Council Group of

Experts on the situation of human rights in Darfur (A/HRC/6/19) and the replies of

the Government of the Sudan thereto;

2. Acknowledges the cooperation of the Government of the Sudan and

welcomes the open and constructive dialogue between the Government and the Group

of Experts;

3. Acknowledges the efforts made by the Government of the Sudan to

implement the recommendations identified by the Group of Experts, but expresses its

concern that, for various reasons, the implementation of many recommendations has

not been fully completed so as to lead to the desired level of improvement in the

situation of human rights in Darfur;

4. Expresses particular concern at the fact that perpetrators of past and

ongoing serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in

Darfur have not yet been held accountable for their crimes and urges the Government

of the Sudan to address urgently this question, by thoroughly investigating all

allegations of human rights and international humanitarian law violations, promptly

bringing to justice the perpetrators of those violations;

5. Urges the Government of the Sudan to continue and to intensify its

efforts to implement the recommendations identified by the Group of Experts in

accordance with the specified time frames and indicators;

6. Invites relevant United Nations bodies and agencies, including the

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to continue

providing support and technical assistance to the Sudan for the implementation of the

recommendations of the Group of Experts and calls upon donors to continue

providing financial and technical assistance and required equipment in this regard;

7. Reiterates its call upon all parties to put an end to all acts of violence

against civilians, with special focus on vulnerable groups, including women, children

and internally displaced persons, as well as human rights defenders and humanitarian

workers;

8. Calls upon the signatories of the Darfur Peace Agreement to comply

with their obligations under the Agreement, acknowledges the measures already taken

towards its implementation and calls upon non-signatory parties to participate and to

commit themselves to the Agreement, in compliance with relevant resolutions of the

United Nations, including paragraph 5 of Human Rights Council resolution 4/8.

[Adopted without a vote] 34th meeting

14 December 2007

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