Advancing Human Rights in South Sudan

A/HRC/RES/52/1View PDF

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A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 2Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General, published in 2023.

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5 versions · 2022–2026

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Commissions of Inquiry Human Rights South Sudan Technical Cooperation Transitional Justice

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Notes with regret the lack of sufficient progress in the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan since its signature and, while noting that many elements of the Revitalized Agreement that are critical to guaranteeing an enduring and sustainable peace in South Sudan are still to be implemented, calls upon the Government to demonstrate the political will to achieve tangible progress on this issue, including on implementation of the Revitalized Agreement and other efforts to further promote and protect human rights, and to prevent further human rights violations and abuses;

Welcomes and expresses its appreciation to the Government of South Sudan for its continued cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the special procedures of the Human Rights Council and the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan in the fulfilment of their mandates, including by authorizing travel to and within the country and providing meetings and relevant information, and calls upon the Government to continue to cooperate fully and constructively with and to give unhindered access to them and to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, and to regional, subregional and international mechanisms on the ground;

Notes the ongoing cooperation of the Government of South Sudan with the African Union, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, including its Human Rights Division;

Commends the vital role played by human rights defenders, women, including women peacebuilders and women human rights defenders, youth, the media and civil society organizations in promoting human rights and the importance of promoting the inclusive, equitable and non-discriminatory participation in governance, constitution-making, electoral and transitional justice processes of all parts of society, including groups that are marginalized and in vulnerable situations;

Expresses its deep concern at the harassment, intimidation, arbitrary arrest and enforced disappearance of, and other attacks against, human rights defenders, members of civil society organizations, media workers and humanitarian workers, and other individuals, as well as undue restrictions on the rights to freedom of opinion and expression, online and offline, and to the freedom of peaceful assembly and of association;

Emphasizes the critical importance of the freedoms of expression and of peaceful assembly and of association in South Sudan, and urges the Government of South Sudan to take more effective steps to improve its performance in promoting and protecting political and civic space and the full respect of these freedoms, particularly with a view to ensuring a credible electoral environment;

Welcomes the report of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan and its presentation to the Human Rights Council during the interactive dialogue held at its present session, while expressing concern at the findings in the report and at its overall assessment regarding the current situation of human rights on the ground, and encourages the Government of South Sudan and other actors to engage with the Commission with a view to implementing the recommendations made in the report;

Takes note of the additional conference room papers published by the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan since the forty-sixth session of the Human Rights Council;

Welcomes the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan on 15 March 2023 by the Security Council in its resolution 2677 (2023);

Reaffirms the importance of the mandate of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, with continued emphasis on the need to establish the facts and circumstances of, to collect and preserve evidence of, and to clarify responsibility for alleged violations and abuses of human rights and related crimes in South Sudan, and notes that, while the hybrid court for South Sudan, the commission for truth, reconciliation and healing and the compensation and reparation authority have yet to be established, as called for in chapter V of the Revitalized Agreement, there remains a need for a mechanism for the monitoring of, reporting on and collecting of evidence regarding alleged violations and abuses of human rights in South Sudan;

Notes the relevance of the work of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan to the mandate and functions of chapter V mechanisms, once these have been established in accordance with the Revitalized Agreement, and welcomes the efforts made by the Government of South Sudan to date to establish them;

Decides to extend the mandate of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, composed of three members, for a further period of one year;

Requests the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan to present a comprehensive written report on the situation of human rights in South Sudan to the Human Rights Council at its fifty-fifth session, to be followed by an enhanced interactive dialogue, which should also include the participation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights;

Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to provide all the administrative, technical and logistical support and personnel necessary to enable the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan to carry out its mandate, and in particular to support the Commission’s investigative and evidence-collection functions, including, inter alia, the use of computer software and access to witness and victim protection and support services, including psychosocial support services;

Requests the Secretary-General to provide all the resources necessary to enable the Office of the High Commissioner to provide such administrative, technical and logistical support as necessary for the implementation of the provisions of the present resolution;

Requests the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan to work collaboratively with the African Union, the Intergovernmental Authority for Development and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and its Country Rapporteur for South Sudan, and relevant organs and subsidiary bodies of the United Nations, on the issue of human rights in South Sudan, including by sharing its reports and recommendations and exchanging other information, as appropriate;

Calls upon States and other stakeholders to continue to support efforts to further improve the situation of human rights in the South Sudan by providing additional technical assistance and capacity-building to the country, with a focus on the operationalization of transitional justice provisions as agreed to in the Revitalized Agreement, including the chapter V institutions, and to support efforts by South Sudan to implement the recommendations it accepted at its review during the third cycle of the universal periodic review;

Calls upon South Sudan to make further progress under the Revitalized Agreement and the road map to a peaceful and democratic end to the transition period of the Revitalized Agreement without delay, and to take additional related steps to develop its own capacity to investigate allegations of human rights violations and abuses and related crimes and to hold those responsible accountable, including by taking the steps necessary to ensure that its Human Rights Commission can receive full accreditation under the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris Principles);

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