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4. To create a climate conducive to dialogue and the holding of the elections, the Government must make a clear commitment to ensuring that human rights and the rule of law are respected and must cease all use of the justice system as a political tool. The EU calls for the release of all political p...

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Published inM2 Presswire
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Coventry Normans Media Ltd 17.10.2016
Subjects
Agreements
Civil society
Councils
Elections
Human rights
Politics
Primaries & caucuses
Resignations
Support groups
Violence
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Summary:4. To create a climate conducive to dialogue and the holding of the elections, the Government must make a clear commitment to ensuring that human rights and the rule of law are respected and must cease all use of the justice system as a political tool. The EU calls for the release of all political prisoners and the discontinuation of politically motivated prosecutions against the opposition and civil society as well as for the rehabilitation of people who have been subject to politically motivated judgments. The banning of peaceful demonstrations and the intimidation and harassment of the opposition, of civil society and of the media are obstacles to the preparation of a peaceful and democratic transition. Against this backdrop, the EU's commitment to new programmes for reform of the police and justice cannot be guaranteed. The EU calls on MONUSCO to take dissuasive action within its mandate to protect the civilian population and within the limits of its resources and structures, and calls on the authorities to cooperate fully in implementing the Resolution adopted at the 33rd session of the Human Rights Council.