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(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)
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Assist Malian initiatives aimed at reforming the security sector;
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