A/HRC/25/72 (b) Ensure the participation of all stakeholders, in particular women and marginalized groups, in the peacebuilding process; (c) Ensure the constructive integration of armed groups which have renounced armed struggle, and demonstrate its commitment to strengthening the constitutional order in Mali; (d) Facilitate the creation of a road map for peacebuilding activities after the Commission. 96. The independent expert makes the following recommendations concerning the fight against violence against women: (a) The Government of Mali should comply with its obligations under Security Council resolution 1960 (2010), in which the Security Council called upon the Member States of the United Nations to issue clear orders, through chains of command and Codes of Conduct or their equivalent, prohibiting sexual violence by members of the security forces and armed groups; (b) The Government of Mali should examine without delay allegations of sexual violence with a view to prosecuting alleged perpetrators; (c) The Government of Mali should appoint a person responsible for ensuring the implementation of these commitments at a high level; (d) The Government of Mali should cooperate with the United Nations and facilitate its access in order to ensure compliance with these obligations; (e) The Malian authorities and international partners should ensure that victims of sexual violence have access to HIV-related legal assistance and medical services as well as psychosocial rehabilitation; (f) The Government of Mali and the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission should consider the question of redress for the victims and their families through a multisectoral approach rather than the granting of purely legal compensation. 2. Recommendations for civil society 97. The independent expert recommends that civil society should: (a) impunity; Develop advocacy strategies for transparent measures to combat (b) Continue to conduct independent investigations into past and present human rights violations; (c) Improve its efforts to better represent groups of victims and enable them to defend themselves. 3. Recommendations for the international community 98. The independent expert recommends that the international community should: (a) Build the capacities of the Malian judicial system, in particular by providing it with considerable financial, technical, logistic and security-related support; this will make it possible to collect evidence of crimes committed in northern Mali by armed groups and the Malian armed forces; (b) 18 Assist Malian initiatives aimed at reforming the security sector; GE.14-10118

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