A/HRC/16/79 allegations of human rights violations received from the general public. More than 300 calls are received daily by the call centre. The Division has continued to verify allegations through established networks (such as religious groups and international non-governmental organizations) to orientate UNOCI military patrols to “hot spots” and thus reassure local communities and facilitate access to medical assistance for indigent victims in the medical hospital at UNOCI headquarters. The head of the Division participates in the UNOCI press conferences every Thursday to keep the general public and the international community informed about the human rights situation in the country. IV. Action by the United Nations and the High Commissioner 42. The deteriorating human rights situation in Côte d’Ivoire has been strongly condemned by the Secretary-General, the special procedures mandate holders of the Human Rights Council and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The latter wrote individual letters to Mr. Gbagbo and three high-ranking military officers loyal to him, namely the Navy Commander, the Commander of the Republican Guard and the Commander of the CECOS. The High Commissioner reminded them of their responsibility to protect civilians and of their command and control accountability for serious human rights violations committed by individual members or units of the defence and security forces placed under their command. Other human rights mandate holders, notably the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict and the Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, voiced their deep concern at the gross human rights violations committed in Côte d’Ivoire since the holding of the presidential election. Furthermore, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court announced his intention to send an assessment mission to Côte d’Ivoire to determine whether the situation there warranted his intervention. 43. On 20 December, at a press conference broadcast on state television, Mr. Gbagbo’s “Minister for the Interior” refuted reports of serious human rights violations in the country and regarded the reported death toll as biased, stating that the High Commissioner had failed to mention that 14 FDS members had been killed by Mr. Ouattara’s supporters. On the following day, in a televised message, Mr. Gbagbo acknowledged the killings and the burning and looting of property on 16 December in Abidjan during an attempted march by RHDP members. While insisting that he was the duly-elected president, he intimated his readiness to dialogue with Mr. Ouattara and proposed the creation of an evaluation committee on the post-election crisis with national, regional and international participants. 44. By Presidential Decree No. 2011-06 of 7 January 2011, Mr. Gbagbo established an international commission of inquiry with a mandate to investigate human rights violations related to the post-election period. The commission is composed of seven members, including four Ivorians – Djidji Kadjo Alphonse, Marc Richmond, Mawa Coulibaly and Dépreuba Béatrice – and three foreigners: Willy Rubeya, a Burundian lawyer; Robert Charvin, a French law professor; and Jean Martin Mbenba, a former Minister for Human Rights of the Congo. The commission members have been assigned the responsibility of investigating human rights violations, identifying perpetrators and submitting a report to the “Gbagbo Government” within a month. 15