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d’Ivoire,1 it remains relatively fragile in view of the many challenges, particularly as
regards the restoration of peace, national reconciliation and the fight against impunity, as
well as security sector reform,
Gravely concerned by the resurgence of armed attacks on the Forces républicaines
de Côte d’Ivoire and the forces of the United Nations in the exercise of their mandate to
protect civilians,
1.
Condemns the resurgence of attacks by unidentified armed groups in Côte
d’Ivoire, which are liable to thwart the joint efforts of the Ivorian people and the
international community to definitively overcome the effects of the post-election crisis in
Côte d’Ivoire;
2.
Deplores the attack on the Nahibly camp for displaced persons and urges the
Ivorian Government to expedite the investigations under way to identify the perpetrators of
these acts and to bring them before the competent courts;
3.
Welcomes the substantial improvement in security matters in Côte d’Ivoire,
as well as the establishment of the Special Investigative Unit and the National Security
Council, particularly as regards their roles in early warnings and prevention of human rights
violations;
4.
Welcomes the continued cooperation of the Ivorian Government with the
United Nations human rights machinery and its commitment to promote and protect human
rights, and encourages the continuation of efforts to end all human rights violations, to
prosecute the perpetrators of such acts and to provide assistance to victims;
5.
Takes note of the reports and recommendations of the Independent Expert on
the situation of human rights in Côte d’Ivoire;
6.
Welcomes the commitments undertaken by the Government of Côte d’Ivoire
at the twenty-second session of the Council to endorse the Independent Expert’s
recommendations, particularly those related to strengthening democracy, combating
impunity through the justice system and strengthening inclusive political pluralism and
cultural and religious pluralism;
7.
Also welcomes in this regard the establishment of a political framework for
ongoing dialogue aimed at facilitating inclusive political pluralism, the ratification of the
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and the adoption of new norms of family
law to provide for equality between men and women in marriage, which constitute
important progress in strengthening the legislative framework and thus in promoting and
protecting human rights and ending impunity;
8.
Takes note of the opening of the trial of some members of the Forces
républicaines de Côte d’Ivoire and of the holding in Yamoussoukro, from 21 to 23 February
2013, of an international conference on impunity, organized by the Independent Expert;
9.
Urges the Ivorian Government and all the actors concerned to support the
effective implementation of the mandate of the Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation
Commission of Côte d’Ivoire, and invites the Commission to do all it can to meet the
expectations of the Ivorian people and the international community in terms of redress and
non-repetition;
10.
Takes note of the publication of the work of the National Commission of
Inquiry in Côte d’Ivoire, which is responsible for investigating the facts and circumstances
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