Technical Assistance and Capacity-Building for Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

A/HRC/RES/24/27View 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 2013.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 2013–2016

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/33/29

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2016	A/HRC/RES/33/29	Technical assistance and capacity-building for human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	2,459	34%Compare
2015	A/HRC/RES/30/26	Technical assistance and capacity-building for human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	1,889	26%Compare
2014	A/HRC/RES/27/27	Technical assistance and capacity-building for human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	1,914	38%Compare
2013	A/HRC/RES/24/27	Technical assistance and capacity-building for human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	1,533	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

9 subjects

Administration of Justice Capacity Building Conferences Democratic Republic of the Congo Gender-Based Violence Human Rights Laws and Regulations Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications Technical Cooperation

What’s in this document?

18 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the midterm report on the implementation of the national action plan on follow-up to recommendations relating to the promotion and protection of human rights, and the political will of the national authorities to continue implementing the current measures within the framework of the reform of the army, the Congolese national police and the security services, in accordance with resolution 19/27 of the Human Rights Council;

Also takes note of the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights and the activities of her Office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo;⁴

⁴A/HRC/24/33.

Further 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 and with the special procedures of the Human Rights Council;

Congratulates the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the establishment of the 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), and encourages the Democratic Republic of the Congo to make the Commission operational in the near future;

Welcomes the review by the Democratic Republic of the Congo of organic law No. 10/013 of 28 July 2010 on the organization and functioning of the Independent National Electoral Commission, which has made it possible to expand the membership of the Commission, under the chairmanship of a representative of civil society, and encourages the Commission to propose a realistic timetable for elections as soon as possible;

Encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to ensure the smooth functioning, both at national level and in the provinces, of the mechanism for consensus-building and cooperation known as the entité de liaison des droits de l’homme, and of the unit for the protection of human rights defenders, including through the allocation of budget funds under the Finance Act;

Urges the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the support of the international community, to redouble its efforts to put an end to impunity, primarily for perpetrators of sexual violence, and to all human rights violations, and also urges it to bring the perpetrators to justice and to ensure that the victims receive compensation;

Encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to implement the national action plan, signed on 4 October 2012, to prevent and put an end to the recruitment and use of children, as well as to sexual violence committed against children;

Takes note with interest of the initiatives taken by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to promote human rights, the administration of justice and the consolidation of security, notably through the promulgation of organic law No. 13/011-B of 11 April 2013 on the organization, functioning and competence of courts of the Judicial Order, which gives courts of appeal jurisdiction over crimes of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity;

Also takes note of the efforts made to date by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to reform the army, the police and the security services, and encourages the Government to maintain this trend;

Encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to provide greater protection for human rights defenders and journalists, and to ensure that anyone detained arbitrarily is released without delay;

Welcomes the adoption by Parliament of the Act authorizing ratification by the Democratic Republic of the Congo of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol, and encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to continue to ratify international and regional instruments relating to human rights and international humanitarian law;

Takes note of the presentation by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on 11 July 2013, of the country’s sixth and seventh periodic reports under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,⁵ and encourages it to implement the recommendations made by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women;⁶

⁵CEDAW/C/COD/6-7.

⁶CEDAW/C/COD/CO/6-7.

Is seriously concerned at the still very high number of cases of sexual violence, which is also used as a weapon of war in the provinces in conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and takes note of the efforts being made to bring the perpetrators to justice;

Decides to hold, at its twenty-fifth session, a high-level dialogue on the lessons learned and the continuing challenges in combating sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to allow countries in conflict and post-conflict situations to share their experiences in the area;

Encourages the States in the region which are parties to the Addis Ababa Framework Agreement of 24 February 2013 to continue implementing the obligations arising from it and to work for the return of peace and security to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region;

Urges the international community to support the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in increasing and enhancing its technical assistance programmes and activities to improve the human rights situation in the country, and invites the Office to report thereon to the Council at its twenty-seventh regular session;

Decides to continue its consideration of the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo at its twenty-seventh regular session.

Reissued for technical reasons on 28 October 2013.

The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its twenty-fourth session (A/HRC/24/2), Part One.

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