A/RES/60/159 out in the annex to its resolution 2005/20 of 22 July 2005, and encourages all relevant actors to draw upon the Guidelines where appropriate; 15. Encourages the independent expert for the United Nations study on violence against children to address in his final report the prevalence of violence in the juvenile justice system; 16. Invites Governments, relevant international and regional bodies, national human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations to devote increased attention to the issue of women in prison, including the children of women in prison, with a view to identifying and addressing the key problems; 17. Underlines the importance of rebuilding and strengthening structures for the administration of justice and respect for the rule of law and human rights in postconflict situations, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure system-wide coordination and coherence of programmes and activities of the relevant parts of the United Nations system, including through the proposed Peacebuilding Commission and the Rule of Law Assistance Unit, in the field of the administration of justice in post-conflict situations, including assistance provided through United Nations field presences; 18. Stresses the special need for national capacity-building in the field of the administration of justice, in particular through reform of the judiciary, the police and the penal system, as well as juvenile justice reform, in order to establish and maintain stable societies and the rule of law in post-conflict situations, and in this context welcomes the role of the Office of the High Commissioner in supporting the establishment and functioning of transitional justice mechanisms in post-conflict situations; 19. Decides to consider the question of human rights in the administration of justice at its sixty-second session under the item entitled “Human rights questions”. 64th plenary meeting 16 December 2005 4

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