A/RES/70/77
The situation in Afghanistan
Commitments to Reforms and Renewed Partnership”, in a timely manner, in
coordination with the relevant organizations and government departments, urges the
international community to continue to support the efforts of the Government in this
regard, and welcomes the selection and confirmation of the Chief Justice, who has
already taken the first steps of reform, including by ensuring the declaration of
assets by the members of the Supreme Court, launching a systematic performance
review and further increasing the number of female judges;
29. Acknowledges the progress made by the Government of Afghanistan,
with the support of the international community, in devoting adequate resources to
the reconstruction and reform of the prison sector in order to improve respect for the
rule of law and human rights therein, while reducing physical and mental health
risks to inmates, and calls for the establishment of an effective mechanism for
preventing prison escapes and recapturing escapees;
30. Welcomes and encourages further efforts by the Government of
Afghanistan, with the support of the Assistance Mission, the international
community and other partners, including the Afghan Independent Human Rights
Commission, to protect and promote the human rights of all detainees and prevent
violations thereof in all Afghan prisons and detention facilities, consistent with the
Afghan Constitution, Afghan laws and international obligations, welcomes the
cooperation of the Government, as well as the efforts of t he international community
to provide support in this regard, takes note of the recommendations contained in
the reports of the Assistance Mission of 10 October 2011 and
20 January 2013, notes the progress made in this regard, welcomes and supports the
adoption of the national action plan to fully eliminate torture in Afghan detention
facilities, encourages further progress on addressing allegations of human rights
abuses of detainees, and reiterates the importance of respecting the rule of law and
established legal processes and procedures;
31. Welcomes the commitment by the Government of Afghanistan to provide
unimpeded access for relevant organizations to all prisons in Afghanistan,
emphasizes the importance of ensuring access for relevant organizations, and calls
for full respect for relevant international law, including humanitarian law and human
rights law, where applicable, including with regard to minors, if detained;
C.
Public administration
32. Urges the Government of Afghanistan to continue to effectively reform
the public administration sector in order to promote the rule of law and to ensure
good governance and accountability, welcomes the efforts of the Government and its
commitments made in implementing its reform agenda, as envisioned in the Selfreliance through Mutual Accountability Framework, the Kabul process and the
Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework, 2 and also welcomes the efforts of the
Government and its commitments made, most recently at the second Senior
Officials Meeting of the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board of the Tokyo
Mutual Accountability Framework, in 2015;
33. Encourages the international community, including all donor nations as
well as international institutions and organizations, governmental and
non-governmental, to assist the Government of Afghanistan in making sustainable
capacity-building and human resources development a cross-cutting priority and to
align, in a coordinated manner, with efforts by the Government, including the work
of the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission, to build
administrative capacity at the national and subnational levels, and in this respect
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