HIGHLIGHTS OF RESULTS
HIGHLIGHTS OF RESULTS
Bourem, Goundam, Koulikoro, Markala, Nara, Niafunké and Niono to collect testimonies from
victims living in remote areas. As of 30 November, the TJRC had received 10,247 depositions.
UN Human Rights facilitated a series of training workshops for the TJRC field officers and mobile
teams. UN Human Rights also supported the TJRC in its development of an investigations strategy,
which was adopted in October, and participated in the TJRC committee in charge of preparing the
public hearings. The first public hearing is scheduled to take place in 2019, in Bamako.
PS5
Human rights information and analyses are
integrated in early warning and analysis systems
and influence international and national policymaking, strategies and operations to prevent,
mitigate or respond to emerging crises,
including humanitarian crises and conflict.
To strengthen the fight against impunity within security institutions in the Democratic Republic of
the Congo, UN Human Rights participated in meetings of the Technical Committee of the Armed
Forces, where human rights violations perpetrated by its staff were discussed. UN Human Rights
provided a list of all verified violations to enable the leadership of the armed forces to investigate
and take appropriate corrective measures. Furthermore, in order to improve their response to
protection needs, capacity-building sessions on judicial protection measures for victims and
witnesses were held for military and civil magistrates, lawyers, army and police commanders.
Overall, sanctions (judicial and administrative measures) for human rights violations were imposed
on 742 officers, including 80 officers who were sentenced to jail.
Since 2017, in Southern Africa, UN Human Rights has supported regional UNCTs to operationalize
the Human Rights up Front framework, for example by establishing an information management
system for early warning and prevention and through the provision of regular human rights and early
warning analyses, including in the context of elections. To achieve this result, a robust information
management system was developed that aggregated data from different sources and provided
UN Human Rights with the capacity to analyse trends over time. The system is being implemented
in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, where it will help inform decision-making and joint
programming and advocacy initiatives of the UN.
PS6
United Nations’ support to national and
regional security forces, law enforcement
agencies, and non-State actors integrates
human rights and complies with the Human
Rights Due Diligence Policy.
During 2018, UN Human Rights conducted 121 visits to prisons and detention facilities in Yemen
to identify humanitarian needs and human rights concerns with respect to the conduct of law
enforcement officials. Specific concerns were documented and communicated to respective
authorities, particularly regarding, for example, the poor accommodations, substandard food, lack
of health care and hygiene. UN Human Rights ensured coordination and follow-up with humanitarian
agencies in response to these needs. Following UN Human Rights coordination efforts, the wards
for juveniles and for women in the Al Hudaydah Central Prison were provided with a solar power
system, food items, blankets, and water filters. As a result of UN Human Rights’ engagement with
a humanitarian agency, the Amran Central Prison was provided with hygiene kits.
The Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights observes the aerial bombardment damage to a building in Sanaa during his visit to Yemen in November 2018. © OHCHR/Yemen
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Global Constituency
Prevention
Civic Space
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Climate change
Corruption
Inequalities
New technologies
People on the move
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