A/HRC/17/49
The creation of a Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, as announced by
President Ouattara, could play a significant role in this regard, but cannot replace
measures to ensure criminal accountability. The Human Rights Division continues to
work with the relevant government departments in identifying the challenges and the
institutional and capacity gaps related to the implementation of specific action to
guarantee the protection and promotion of human rights.
B.
Recommendations
52.
In line with the above, the High Commissioner makes the following
recommendations:
1.
To the Government of Côte d’Ivoire:
(a)
Take immediate measures to address the security gap in order to offer
adequate protection to the civilian population, adopt a zero tolerance policy on serious
human rights violations, including sexual violence, and bring to justice any elements
of the security forces involved in such violations;
(b)
Take the necessary steps to establish or rebuild relevant institutions,
including the judiciary, police and correctional services, and a national human rights
institution, to ensure the effective protection of human rights and accountability for
all perpetrators of human rights violations;
(c)
Train and sensitize the police, gendarmes, armed forces and the
judiciary in dealing with sexual and gender-based violence cases and provide legal
assistance services to victims;
(d)
Ensure that the conditions of detention of Mr. Gbagbo, his wife, former
officials and any other detainees are in line with international standards, including
with regard to access by the relevant organizations with a mandate to monitor
detention centres, and expedite their prosecutions and trials in accordance with
international due process and fair trial requirements;
(e)
Develop a comprehensive transitional justice strategy which
encompasses, inter alia, accountability, reparations, vetting, and reform of the
security sector and the judiciary; and ensure that the Dialogue, Truth and
Reconciliation Commission is established and operates in accordance with
international standards, including consultations with victims and civil society
organizations with respect to the scope of its mandate and the appointment of its
members, to ensure balanced ethnic, regional, religious, gender and political
representation;
(f)
Comprehensively address the root causes of the conflict, including
ethnic, religious and gender-based discrimination, the socio-economic imbalance
between different parts of the country, as well as land disputes and inter-communal
conflicts, and implement a national reconciliation programme;
(g)
Review and implement the recommendations of the International
Commission of Inquiry on Côte d’Ivoire mandated by the Human Rights Council
through concrete action designed to break the cycle of impunity, bring perpetrators to
justice and rehabilitate victims with regard to their rights and dignity;
(h)
Issue a standing invitation to special procedures mandate holders of the
Human Rights Council to visit Côte d’Ivoire;
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