A/HRC/16/79 The vehicle was returned two days later to its owner following the intervention of UNOCI human rights officers. 38. On 15 and 16 December, FAFN soldiers clashed violently with the FDS in Tiébissou, a border town between the Forces nouvelles-controlled zone and the south, where the FDS had stopped the progress of northerners attempting to march from Bouaké to Abidjan, where they planned to join other RDHP supporters to march to and seize the offices of the RTI. As a result of the skirmishes, three people were killed and 29 FAFN members and two civilians were injured. No information was available regarding casualties among Mr. Gbagbo’s military and civilian supporters. On 5 January, the local vicepresident of the RHDP youth in Djebonoua (15 km from Bouaké) threatened to physically assault LMP members, mainly those employed in the education sector, seriously affecting the enjoyment by pupils and students of their right to education. Traditional leaders and FAFN authorities intervened to preserve peace and social cohesion in the area. III. Attacks on United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire and obstruction of its monitoring activities 39. Following the political deadlock, the Government formed by Mr. Gbagbo and the FDS began to obstruct UNOCI patrols and to propagate false news against the Operation, which they accused of supporting and arming the FAFN. Pre-empting possible threats against its staff, UNOCI decided to raise the security level from two to three and to evacuate, on 7 December, its non-essential staff to Banjul in the Gambia. Some UNOCI staff also received death threats. On 30 December, in Yamoussoukro, a certain Lieutenant Gondo of the Army training academy pointed at close range his rifle at the head of an UNOCI staff member and threatened to kill him. In another incident, a man who had worked for UNOCI in Abidjan as a driver during the presidential election received a death threat from armed men who visited his home on two separate occasions; fearing for his life, the man subsequently went into hiding. In the same vein, a female human rights officer who was returning to duty in Côte d’Ivoire after her rest and recuperation leave was denied entry at the airport by law enforcement officers, who molested her, forcibly took her back to the plane and forced her to return to France. In addition, obstructions by FDS members, youth and militia groups loyal to Mr. Gbagbo to the movement and work of UNOCI made it extremely difficult for the Operation to perform its mandated tasks effectively, including the investigation of alleged human rights abuses. 40. In the midst of the political deadlock that followed the announcement of the 2010 presidential election results, the UNOCI Human Rights Division is facing serious constraints in verifying the grave allegations of human rights violations. Local authorities refuse to cooperate, thus impeding the Division’s ability to investigate thoroughly the cases brought to its attention. Another major concern is the silence of national non-governmental organizations, as well as that of the National Human Rights Commission in the face of the serious human rights violations perpetrated by both sides in the ongoing political standoff. 41. To address these difficulties, the Human Rights Division established an integrated human rights monitoring and investigation task force on 15 December. The task force comprises 98 human rights experts drawn from the Division, 10 other UNOCI military, police and civilian components and four agencies of the United Nations country team in Côte d’Ivoire. The task force is organized into 12 field teams deployed across the country. Its work in the south of the country has, however, been hampered, unlike in the north, where the task force has been able to conduct its activities without obstruction. In the same vein, the Division established a 24-hour telephone service, the “green line”, through which violations can be reported by victims or witnesses. The green line was later transformed into a 24-hour call centre, where Division staff and other UNOCI components can log in 14