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returning refugees in conditions of safety and dignity, including addressing
competing claims to housing and property;
8.
Notes with concern the human rights situation in Rwanda as
described in the report of the Special Rapporteur, and urges the Government of
Rwanda to take all necessary measures in response to the recommendations
therein;
9.
Expresses grave concern at reports from the Human Rights Field
Operation in Rwanda of killings of civilians during attacks on survivors and
witnesses of genocide, apparently by militias and insurgents opposed to the
Government of Rwanda, and at the reports of the Field Operation which state
that civilians have been killed during military search operations by the
Rwandese Patriotic Army;
10.
Encourages the Government of Rwanda to continue in its efforts to
further strengthen the judicial system, including its independence, and urges
in particular that the processing of the cases of those in detention be
brought to a conclusion expeditiously;
11.
Notes with deep concern the reports of the Human Rights Field
Operation in Rwanda which state that government officials without legal
authority to arrest or imprison continue to do so in several parts of the
country, that detainees are held for very long periods before trial and that
acute overcrowding threatens the safety of those in detention;
12.
Invites the Government of Rwanda to continue efforts to involve,
without any discrimination, all citizens not responsible for genocide or other
grave violations of international humanitarian law in its administrative,
judicial, political and security structures;
13.
Emphasizes the importance it attaches to the safety and security
of all people in Rwanda, including United Nations personnel and other
international staff serving in the country;
14.
Welcomes the efforts of the Government of Rwanda, neighbouring
countries, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and
the international community to resolve the ongoing humanitarian crisis, and
calls upon all parties to take all appropriate measures to ensure the return,
resettlement and reintegration of former refugees in conditions of safety and
dignity;
15.
Commends and encourages the efforts of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees as well as the United Nations Development Programme and other United
Nations offices and organizations to coordinate their efforts to ensure
respect for and protection of the human rights of refugees during their
return, resettlement and reintegration;
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16.
Welcomes the measures taken by the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights, working in cooperation with and assisting the
Government of Rwanda, to put in place the Human Rights Field Operation in
Rwanda, the objectives of which were described in resolution 50/200, and
requests the High Commissioner to continue to report regularly on the
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