A/HRC/26/52 committed during the crisis and identification of victims and assailants (determining each actor’s responsibility prevents general victimization); (iv) A public apology by the Government in which it admits its responsibility for the serious harm suffered by the victims of the long Ivorian crisis and expresses its commitment to ensuring that all victims obtain reparation, irrespective of their political affiliation, social status or ethnicity; and (v) Establishment of places where victims may share their stories and mobilization of religious and traditional leaders to give meaning and substance to traditional and spiritual healing practices for minds and bodies of the individuals, and communities and to the values of solidarity and reconciliation; (b) Socioeconomic assistance: (i) Formulation of a public policy on restitution and compensation and implementation of relevant measures for victims, such as free education for orphans, housing for widows and orphans, the restitution of occupied premises and measures to facilitate professional reintegration, including incomegenerating activities; (ii) Allocation of reliable funding for implementation and adoption of procedures for its strict monitoring by a Government-mandated public institution; (iii) Incorporation of gender-specific aspects in the reparation process for victims, including the establishment of counselling and psychological assistance units for women and girl victims of sexual violence; (iv) Socioeconomic reintegration and/or social and professional integration of victims in the private sector or the civil service, based on their skills and motivation and the country’s socioeconomic situation; and (v) Use of the data generated by the Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation Commission and of its recommendations as a basis for the drafting of a national policy on assistance for victims; (c) Legal assistance: (i) Protection of victims who wish to take part in the proceedings before the International Criminal Court against reprisals; (ii) Training and information for victims regarding their rights and the possibility of individual or collective participation in proceedings before the national courts and the International Criminal Court; (iii) Advice for victims on how to bring a case before the national and international courts and provision of free and competent lawyers to defend them before those courts; (iv) Adoption of more comprehensive reparation measures for victims, including legal and non-legal reparations, based on the experience of countries that have experienced social disruption similar to that of the crisis in Côte d’Ivoire; and (v) Acceleration of legal proceedings to ensure that alleged offenders receive a fair trial while taking care not to sacrifice victims’ interests on the altar of reconciliation and the ongoing political dialogue. 90. The Independent Expert recommends that the international community’s support for the national programme of assistance for the victims of the Ivorian crisis GE.14-02949 19