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The Office aims to reduce impunity on both sides of the conflict by: monitoring the human rights situation and observance of international humanitarian law; investigating and verifying allegations of human rights abuses; setting up regional offices for the deployment of international human rights officers throughout the country; encouraging all relevant actors to observe international human rights law and international humanitarian law; informing the competent authorities of human rights violations and other abuses; and maintaining communication with all competent government agencies and civil society organizations.
The programme also aims to strengthen the national capacity to protect human rights by: advising the executive branch of the Government on human rights policies and how to implement them; advising the legislative and judicial branches of the Government; identifying capacity-building measures to remedy critical weaknesses; ensuring that recommendations and decisions made by United Nations bodies and organizations are taken into account by the Government; advising and assisting the National Human Rights Commission; and advising and liaising with civil society organizations on national protection mechanisms, particularly as they affect vulnerable groups.
Office staff will work with international and national organizations to build capacities in support of the peace process, coordinate activities among national and international stakeholders, and enhance the protection of internally displaced persons and children in conflict.
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