A/HRC/13/9 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007, held its sixth session from 30 November to 11 December 2009. The review of Côte d’Ivoire was held at the 8th meeting, on 3 December 2009. The delegation of Côte d’Ivoire was headed by Mr. Tia Koné, President of the Supreme Court. At its 12th meeting, held on 7 December 2009, the Working Group adopted the present report on Côte d’Ivoire. 2. On 7 September 2009, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Côte d’Ivoire: Bolivia, Ghana and Slovakia. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to resolution 5/1, the following documents were issued for the review of Côte d’Ivoire: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/6/CIV/1); (b) A compilation prepared by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/6/CIV/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/6/CIV/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Argentina, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Latvia was transmitted to Côte d’Ivoire through the troika. These questions are available on the extranet of the Working Group. I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. At the 8th meeting, held on 3 December 2009, Mr. Tia Koné, President of the Supreme Court of Côte d’Ivoire, introduced the national report, which had been the subject of an information campaign with special emphasis on the role of civil society organizations. 6. The delegation drew attention to the difficult situation in Côte d’Ivoire, the result of 10 years of political and military crisis. Côte d’Ivoire was hoping that a solution would finally be reached under the Ouagadougou Political Agreement. The crisis had left the national territory divided, the authority of the State weakened and the human rights situation worse than before. 7. The State had nevertheless not renounced its international obligations, notwithstanding its right to suspend the exercise of rights and freedoms in accordance with the spirit and letter of the international instruments to which it was party. It had continued to nurture the process of democratization and consolidation of the principles of the rule of law. 8. The delegation recalled the legal and institutional framework of Côte d’Ivoire, in particular the Constitution, which devoted 22 articles to human rights, and the legislation that enabled citizens to invoke those articles directly. The Ivorian State was aware that more needed to be done to bring domestic law and its implementation into line with the international instruments it had ratified. GE.10-10140 3