A/HRC/25/73 things down” for the elections, but to create conditions conducive not only to profound and lasting national reconciliation, but also to the joint eradication of the root causes of the crisis and the establishment of a pluralist and inclusive democracy. The Independent Expert considers that profound and lasting national reconciliation can only be the result of a collective effort on the part not only of the institutions that emerged from the crisis, such as the Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the National Programme for Social Cohesion, but also of politicians, civil society organizations and community and religious leaders. He calls for the renewal of the mandate of the Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation Commission and for a better focus of its activities. The Independent Expert expressed his profound concern regarding the increase in sexual violence in Côte d’Ivoire. He is concerned that such acts have become trivialized. Although they should be heard by full-fledged criminal courts, such acts are still being handled by lesser courts, as the criminal courts have not been holding sessions. The Independent Expert should like to state once again that he is convinced that the questions of impunity and equitable justice are central to national reconciliation, democratic reconstruction and the promotion of human rights. Despite the extraordinary rebuilding of institutions in the judiciary and the high quality of judges whom the Independent Expert was able to meet, justice is still perceived as being asymmetric. That perception is fuelled by the fact that so far, persons responsible for human rights violations have only been prosecuted if they were associated with the former regime, both by the national courts and by the international criminal justice system. The Independent Expert also requests the authorities to regularize the situation of persons detained at the National Surveillance Directorate. The Independent Expert underscores the urgent need to give the highest priority to the serious situation of the victims of the long crisis in Côte d’Ivoire, so as to ensure that they are not sacrificed in the name of political expediency. To draw attention to this problem, he has organized a conference to be held in February 2014. The Independent Expert calls for economic and social rights to be better taken into consideration, and specifically for them to be effectively realized in the context of the country’s outstanding macroeconomic growth. This report will be updated with an oral presentation by the Independent Expert at the twenty-fifth session. 2 GE.14-10154