A/HRC/12/5* by rebel groups. It also called for strengthening of the rule of law and improvement of judicial and prison systems, and requested that illegal detention places be closed. France recommended that Chad (a) implement the recommendations of the Commission of Enquiry regarding the events of February 2008, (b) end impunity for uniformed personnel, (c) ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, (d) take measures to establish a new legislative framework ensuring freedom of the press. 28. Saudi Arabia noted that many institutions for human rights were established and that the Government combats illiteracy and provides free and compulsory education. It recommended that the Working Group report reaffirm the importance for the Government to continue its efforts and initiatives to spread education and requested information regarding the forum that will be organized on the human rights situation in Chad, in particular the right to education. 29. The Netherlands referred in particular to the disappearance of opposition leader Ibni Omar Saleh after his arrest in February 2008 and looked forward to the outcome of the inquiry into the events in Ndjamena in February 2008. The Netherlands recommended Chad to (a) bring officials responsible for acts of arbitrary arrest, extrajudicial executions and the use of excessive force, torture and rape to justice; (b) ensure due process to all detainees; and (c) maintain records for all persons detained by the security forces. The Netherlands referred to reports received that women are still victims of certain discriminatory practices and, in that regard, recommended that the Government of Chad (d) ensure that appropriate penalties are applied for acts such as female genital mutilation, forced marriages and sexual violence; (e) ensure that, in practice, girls have equal access to education; and (f) amend existing legislation so as to ensure equal succession and inheritance rights for women. 30. Mali noted the progress made by Chad and recommended that the international community provide appropriate assistance, enabling Chad to achieve the objectives envisaged in paragraph 89 of its national report. 31. Noting that Chad would not be able to face its numerous challenges alone, Côte d’Ivoire recommended, especially in the view of a request for technical assistance by the United Nations, (a) to reinforce the capacities of the Ministry of Human Rights and of the Promotion of Liberty; to energize the National Commission on Human Rights and to harmonize national legislation with international human rights instruments. Finally, Côte d’Ivoire called on Chad (b) to take concrete and resolved measures to offer immediate protection to civilians, and to propose to the armed opposition a viable mechanism for a national dialogue conducive to bringing peace and serenity back to the whole country. 32. Switzerland recommended that Chad: (a) take all possible measures to ensure protection of civilians, in particular vulnerable groups such as children, women and displaced persons, (b) increase efforts to reform the judicial system, to allocate the human and material resources necessary for the functioning of and independent, impartial and effective justice system in order to implement the recommendations by the national Commission of Enquiry, established in 2008, (c) reinforce dialogue in the context of the 13 August 2007 agreements with a view to ensure they are effectively implemented, (d) intensify efforts ensuring demobilization of all child soldiers, as well as elaborate a plan of action with concrete time period to put an end of the recruitment and employment of child soldiers. 33. Morocco welcomed the amnesty for persons sentenced to death and disarmament. Morocco encouraged Chad to step up its efforts to implement the Commission of Enquiry’s recommendations. Morocco asked about Chad’s expectations of United Nations organizations with regard to strengthening its capacity and implementing institutional GE.09-16375 7