The Human Rights Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Strengthening of Technical Cooperation and Advisory Services

A/HRC/RES/16/35View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 10 Technical assistance and capacity-building, published in 2011.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2011–2012

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/19/27

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2012	A/HRC/RES/19/27	The human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the strengthening of technical cooperation and advisory services	1,380	41%Compare
2011	A/HRC/RES/16/35	The human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the strengthening of technical cooperation and advisory services	1,027	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Advisory Services Democratic Republic of the Congo Human Rights Technical Cooperation

What’s in this document?

14 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the commitment of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to cooperate with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and with the special procedures of the Human Rights Council;

Encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to continue to cooperate with the human rights liaison entity of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as a framework for consultation and collaboration in the field of human rights in the country;

Commends the role played by the international community, in particular the African Union, the European Union, the Southern African Development Community, the Economic Community of the Great Lake Countries and the Economic Community of Central African States, in supporting the efforts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to strengthen the rule of law and improve the human rights situation in the country;

Urges the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to redouble its efforts, with the support of the international community, to expeditiously put an end to all violations of human rights and bring perpetrators to justice;

Welcomes the efforts of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to put an end to all human rights violations and to assist victims of such violations;

Takes note of the initiatives taken by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to promote the administration of justice, including the recruitment of 2,000 new magistrates, the establishment of juvenile courts and the drafting of a bill that, upon passage, would establish specialized chambers, within Congolese courts, to address serious violations of human rights law and international humanitarian law;

Encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to continue to ratify international and regional human rights instruments;

Calls upon the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to ensure free and fair elections, protecting the rights of all citizens;

Encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to complete the establishment of a national human rights commission, in accordance with the Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (the Paris Principles);

Welcomes with satisfaction the readiness of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to present an assessment report on its plan of action for the implementation of recommendations on human rights to the Human Rights Council at its nineteenth session;

Invites the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to promote and protect human rights, including through human rights education;

Calls upon the international community to support the national efforts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its institutions with a view to improving the human rights situation in the country, and to respond to its requests for technical assistance;

Invites the Office of the High Commissioner, through its presence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to increase and enhance its technical assistance programmes and activities, and to report to the Human Rights Council at its nineteenth session;

Decides to follow up on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo at its nineteenth session.

The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its sixteenth session (A/HRC/16/2), chap. I.

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