A/HRC/28/82 the impunity undermining the rule of law in Haiti, the Committee recommended that the State party continue the investigation into the Duvalier case with a view to bringing to justice all those responsible for serious violations committed during that regime and granting victims fair and just redress. The Committee also recommended that the State party implement the recommendations of the National Truth and Justice Commission pertaining to the serious violations committed between 1991 and 1994, and it reminded the State party of its obligation to launch criminal proceedings in all cases of serious human rights violations (CCPR/C/HTI/CO/1, para. 7). (ii) The need for a stronger and more credible judicial system to combat impunity 77. The Committee further drew attention to the need to strengthen the overall capacity and credibility of the judicial system in order to combat impunity. This means guaranteeing the independence and effective operation of the High Council of the Judiciary (CCPR/C/HTI/CO/1, paras. 16 and 17). The Independent Expert wishes to reiterate the appeal made to the Haitian authorities in this regard. E. Other factors having an impact on human rights, including catastrophes and other humanitarian crises 78. The fifth area identified in the Independent Expert’s first report relates to serious violations of human rights stemming from other factors, such as forced displacement in the wake of natural catastrophe, statelessness and the cholera epidemic. (i) Priority action for displaced persons 79. In December 2013, some 140,000 persons were still living in refugee camps. By July 2014, at the time of the Independent Expert’s second mission, that number had dropped to 104,000 and, by October 2014, it had dropped further to 85,400, according to data provided by the Government to the Committee. 20 Progress in this direction should not be allowed to falter. The pace should in fact be stepped up in order to promptly find decent, long-term housing solutions for the many families who, five years after the earthquake, continue to live in harsh conditions in these camps. 80. The people in these camps live in constant threat of being forcibly evicted by the property owners, which represents a further menace to their already flouted rights. The Independent Expert echoes the Committee’s call to the State party to ensure that no one is evicted from a camp unless some other solution has been found for the person and his or her family and ensure that all those displaced by the earthquake receive a long-term solution for their housing situation (CCPR/C/HTI/CO/1, para. 18). (ii) Other factors 81. During his visit to Haiti in July 2014, the Secretary-General visited the central plain region, which is where the first cases of cholera had been recorded. With the Prime Minister, he launched a campaign to improve access to water and sanitation in rural areas as part of the effort to halt the cholera epidemic. The Independent Expert hopes that that visit will spur implementation of the recommendation made in his previous report, specifically, that a reparations commission be set up for the victims of the epidemic in order to catalogue 20 GE.15-02042 Based, in turn, on the International Organization of Migration/Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Cluster report available at www.eshelter-cccmhaiti.info/2013/pages/172-dtmreport-october-2014.php. 15