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f. Establishing a system of consolidated and disaggregated data on the response to allegations of
sexual violence, including complaints filed, prosecutions completed, compensation awarded
and awards implemented, to monitor progress and provide better information to victims;
g. Establishing a monitoring mechanism and providing it with sufficient resources to enable it to
review the past conduct of individual military and police officers in relation to human rights
violations and to ensure that, where there is evidence that a crime may have been committed,
it is investigated and appropriate action is taken; and
h. Establishing an administrative redress programme for victims of sexual violence, in
accordance with the UN Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and
Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious
Violations of International Humanitarian Law and the Nairobi Declaration on Women's and
Girls' Right to a Remedy and Reparation, to provide comprehensive reparation measures,
including monetary compensation, rehabilitation and restitution.
Procedure
2. The Complaint was received on 21 November 2014.
3. The
Secretariat
acknowledged
receipt
on
5
December
2014
by
letter
Ref:
ACHPR/COMM/RDC/1887/14 and informed the Complainant that the matter will be considered on
seizure at the next Session of the Commission.
4. By Note Verbale Ref: ACHPR/COMM/502/14/519/15
of 8 April 2015, the Secretariat notified the
Respondent State of the lodging of a Complaint against it, which the Commission has been seized of.
5. By correspondence of 4 June 2015, the representatives of the Complainant transmitted to the Secretariat
submissions on Admissibility, receipt of which was acknowledged by the Secretariat by letter Ref:
ACHPR/COMM/502/14/1051/15
of 6 July 2015.
6. By Note Verbale Ref: ACHPR/COMM/502/14/1050/15
of 6 July 2015, the Secretariat transmitted to the
Respondent State the Complainant's submissions on Admissibility and invited it to submit its arguments
on the admissibility of the Communication.
7. By
Note Verbale Ref: ACHPR/COMM/502/14/1392/15
of 2 September 2015, the Secretariat
retransmitted to the Respondent State the Complainant's submissions on Admissibility while inviting it
to submit its arguments on the Admissibility of the Communication.
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