A/HRC/25/73 d’Ivoire and another political party, Liberté et Démocratie pour la République (Freedom and Democracy for the Republic) (LIDER). 9. During this visit the Independent Expert sought out the views of several civil society organizations, including the Convention de la société civile ivoirienne (Ivorian Civil Society Federation), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Mouvement ivoirien des droits de l’homme (Ivorian Movement for Human Rights) (MIDH), the Ligue ivoirienne des droits de l’homme (Ivorian League for Human Rights) (LIDHO), Amnesty International, the Federation of Free Trade Unions of Côte d’Ivoire, Bien-être des albinos de Côte d’Ivoire (Albinos Welfare of Côte d’Ivoire) (BEDACI) and women’s and victims’ rights organizations. II. Recent developments: institutional, political and security trends A. Rebuilding of State institutions 10. The Independent Expert welcomes the gradual establishment of democratic institutions in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire. A human rights commission has been set up and its members have been named, and the main State bodies are being restored throughout the country. The adoption by the National Assembly on 23 August 2013 of three laws on nationality, statelessness and rural land holdings, along with the Government’s adoption of a bill on human rights defenders, are positive signs of the institutional change under way. The restoration of the Constitutional Council and the parliament testify to the same trend. The Independent Expert expresses the hope that institutional and legal arrangements made between the branches of the State will respect the fundamental principles inherent to the functioning of a democratic State based on the rule of law. The current consolidation of democratic institutions provides a decisive step forward towards democratic reconstruction and an essential foundation for lasting political normalization in the institutions of Côte d’Ivoire. B. Political dialogue 11. The release pending trial of 14 people who were arrested after the post-election crisis, including the former Prime Minister and Secretary-General of the Front Populaire Ivoirien (FPI), Pascal Affi N’Guessan, and Michel Gbagbo, the son of former President Laurent Gbagbo, and the recent resumption of direct talks between the Government and the FPI offer encouraging signs. 12. The Independent Expert notes the presentation by the FPI of a paper on the Etatsgénéraux de la République, or national consultations, aimed inter alia at “building a new consensus of reconciliation to bring peace and stability to the country”.1 13. The Independent Expert welcomes the expressed desire of both sides to engage in dialogue on the major questions related to the life of the country. He calls upon them to consider as non-negotiable the prosecution of perpetrators of serious human rights violations committed by any party, consideration of the situation of the victims in the 1 GE.14-10154 La réconciliation nationale en Côte d’Ivoire, Dialogue politique et Etats-généraux de la République – Termes de référence, (National reconciliation in Côte d’Ivoire, Political dialogue and national consultations – Terms of reference), Front populaire ivoirien, 30 October 2013, p. 28. 5