A/HRC/RES/58/1 9. Calls upon the Government of South Sudan to make meaningful and sustained progress under the Revitalized Agreement without delay and to take additional, related steps to develop its own capacity to investigate allegations of human rights violations and abuses and related crimes and to hold those responsible accountable; 10. Calls upon the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity to adopt and implement effective measures to protect witnesses, victims and others involved in trials for crimes related to human rights violations and abuses; 11. Commends the vital role played by human rights defenders, women, including women peacebuilders and women human rights defenders, youth, the media and civil society organizations in promoting human rights and the importance of promoting the inclusive, equitable and non-discriminatory participation in governance, constitution-making and electoral and transitional justice processes of all parts of society, including persons who are marginalized or in vulnerable situations; 12. Expresses its deep concern at further restrictions to democratic and civic space in South Sudan, including powers given to the National Security Service to arrest and detain individuals without a warrant, repeated reports of harassment, intimidation, arbitrary arrest and enforced disappearance of and other attacks, allegedly committed with impunity, against human rights defenders, members of civil society organizations, media workers and humanitarian workers and other individuals, as well as undue restrictions on the rights to freedom of opinion and expression, online and offline, and to the freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; 13. Urges the Government of South Sudan to take more effective steps to improve its performance in promoting and protecting political and civic space and the full respect of these freedoms in accordance with their obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan, particularly with a view to creating an enabling environment for the holding of free and fair elections, including by fulfilling its commitment to reverse powers given to the National Security Service through the National Security Service Act 2014 (Amendment) Bill 2024, and ensure that no citizen is detained without a warrant or harassed; 14. Notes with concern the decision taken by the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity to postpone the elections for a further 24 months, emphasizes the need for the Transitional Government to create the conditions necessary for elections to be free and fair and conducted through an inclusive and credible process, with full respect for human rights and the rule of law, as well as for the open and inclusive participation of all actors, including the full, equal and meaningful participation of women, before and during the election period, and calls upon the Government to provide all necessary resources to the National Elections Commission, the National Constitutional Review Commission and the National Political Parties Council in order to achieve tangible progress in preparing for elections; 15. Welcomes the report of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan1 and its presentation to the Human Rights Council during the enhanced interactive dialogue held at its present session, while expressing concern at the findings in the report and at its overall assessment regarding the current situation of human rights on the ground, encourages the Government of South Sudan and other actors to engage with the Commission with a view to implementing the recommendations made in the report, and encourages the Government to prioritize prevention, holding perpetrators of sexual and gender-based crimes accountable, ending unlawful recruitment and use of children in armed forces and groups, adopting a coherent approach to securing the release of abducted women and children and ending abduction, and ensuring allocation of sufficient resources to the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare to support the coordination and implementation of State commitments to address sexual and gender-based violence and comprehensive services for survivors and their families; 1 4 A/HRC/58/27.