A/HRC/RES/32/30
Noting that the situation of human rights in Côte d’Ivoire has improved significantly
and that it should nevertheless be monitored, given the numerous challenges, notably the
restoration of peace, national reconciliation and combating impunity,
Concerned at the continuing sporadic armed attacks on the Forces républicaines de
Côte d’Ivoire in the exercise of their mandate to protect civilians,
1.
Condemns the terrorist attacks that occurred in Grand-Bassam on 13 March
2016, which are liable to thwart the joint efforts of the Ivorian people and the international
community to bring security and peace to the country;
2.
Applauds the successful holding of the presidential elections of October
2015, considered to be free and transparent by all national and international stakeholders,
and welcomes the overall stability of the security situation in Côte d’Ivoire, as indicated in
the special report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation in Côte
d’Ivoire 1 and the report of the Independent Expert on capacity-building and technical
cooperation with Côte d’Ivoire in the field of human rights;2
3.
Welcomes the exemplary and continuing cooperation of the Government of
Côte d’Ivoire with the United Nations human rights machinery and its commitment to
promoting and protecting human rights, and encourages the continuation of efforts to end
all human rights violations in the country, to prosecute the persons responsible and the
perpetrators of such acts and to help victims;
4.
Notes with appreciation the establishment of the Ministry of Solidarity,
Social Cohesion and Compensation of Victims, a breakthrough that will enhance the gains
made in the area of national reconciliation, while encouraging the Government of Côte
d’Ivoire to provide it with sufficient resources to fulfil its mission;
5.
Also notes with appreciation the efforts made by the Government of Côte
d’Ivoire to align its domestic legal framework with the Rome Statute of the International
Criminal Court, including its initiative for the abolition of the death penalty and the
introduction into its domestic legal framework of international crimes such as genocide,
crimes against humanity and war crimes, superior responsibility for war crimes and the
non-applicability of any statute of limitations to such international crimes;
6.
Encourages Côte d’Ivoire to continue its efforts to enhance capacity in its
judicial system and invites the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to strengthen human resource
capacity, to ensure that legal proceedings conform to international standards for a fair trial
and to prosecute all the alleged perpetrators of human rights violations, including those
committed during the post-election crisis;
7.
Welcomes the continued work of the special investigation unit, encourages
the Ivorian authorities to continue to provide it with the necessary resources, and also
encourages the acceleration of the national processes of investigation and prosecution of the
persons responsible and the alleged perpetrators of the violence committed during the 20102011 post-election period;
8.
Encourages the Ivorian authorities to continue their efforts to improve
conditions of detention in prisons and to take steps to reduce overcrowding in prisons in
order to improve the care of minors and, in this regard, invites the international community
to support the efforts of the Government of Côte d’Ivoire;
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S/2016/297.
A/HRC/32/52.
GE.16-12197
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