A/HRC/35/43 (a) Disseminate the Constitution widely and ensure that national institutions are brought into line with the new constitutional provisions, particularly those concerning the protection and promotion of human rights; (b) Take appropriate steps to comply with the judgment of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the organization and functioning of the Independent Electoral Commission; (c) Review and put to a parliamentary vote the standard legislative texts; ensure in particular that the revised definition of rape will provide for better protection for victims; (d) Urgently adopt a robust framework for the protection of witnesses in criminal cases; (e) Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance; in connection with the fight against torture, encourage a wider national debate on the creation of a national preventive mechanism. 85. The Independent Expert encourages the international community to continue to actively support the efforts of Côte d’Ivoire for the promotion of human rights and in particular to continue to support the institutions of Côte d’Ivoire by agreeing on the establishment of a temporary international focal point responsible for coordinating action to address outstanding issues relating to the protection and promotion of human rights. 18 GE.17-08076

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