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redeployment, and welcoming the decision of the Security Council to authorize the
start-up of phase III of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo,
Concerned at all violations of human rights and international humanitarian law
in the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by parties to the conflict,
including acts of and incitement to ethnic hatred and violence, as noted in the
reports of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the
situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,12
Noting that the promotion and the protection of human rights for all are
essential for achieving stability and security in the region and will contribute to the
creation of the environment necessary for cooperation among States in the region,
Reiterating its support for the continuation of the Inter-Congolese Dialogue,
which, requiring the cooperation and full participation of all the Congolese parties,
is an essential process for the future of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and
the entire region,
Acknowledging the need to expand the presence and full participation of
women in the peace process,
Recalling its decision to request the Special Rapporteurs of the Commission on
Human Rights on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the
Congo and on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and a member of the
Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances to carry out a joint
mission of investigation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while regretting
that the security situation in the country is still preventing such a mission,
Encouraging the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to give
effect to its earlier commitment, including to the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights, to restore and reform its judicial system, in
accordance with the relevant international conventions, and to put an end to the
trying of civilians by the Military Court,
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Welcomes:
(a) The meeting between the Political Committee for the implementation of
the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement and the Security Council on 9 November 2001, and
urges all parties to take the necessary measures to implement phase III of the
deployment of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic
of the Congo;
(b) The reports of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human
Rights on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo;12
(c) The visits made by the Special Rapporteur to the Democratic Republic of
the Congo from 11 to 21 March 2001 and from 20 July to 1 August 2001 for the
purpose of evaluating the existing situation in the country;
(d) The holding in Gaborone from 20 to 24 August 2001 of the preparatory
meeting for the Inter-Congolese Dialogue and the signature by all the parties
concerned of a declaration of commitment providing for the release of all prisoners
of conscience, the free movement of goods and persons and the protection of the
civilian populations;
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A/56/327 and E/CN.4/2001/40/Add.1.