A/HRC/S-14/1 I. Resolution adopted by the Council at its fourteenth special session S-14/1. Situation of human rights in Côte d’Ivoire in relation to the conclusion of the 2010 presidential election The Human Rights Council, Recalling the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and relevant international human rights instruments, Recalling also General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, Recalling further Council resolutions 5/1 and 5/2 of 18 June 2007, Bearing in mind the resolutions and declarations adopted by international, regional and subregional organizations on the elections that took place in Côte d’Ivoire, in relation to the conclusion of the 2010 presidential election, Acknowledging the communiqué of the 252nd and 254th meetings of the African Union Peace and Security Council of 9 December and 21 December 2010, respectively, and the final communiqué on the Extraordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States on Côte d’Ivoire of 7 December 2010, Deeply concerned about the atrocities and violations of human rights committed in Côte d’Ivoire in relation to the conclusion of the 2010 presidential election, Deeply concerned also at the humanitarian consequences of the current situation, 1. Strongly condemns the human rights violations that have taken place in Côte d’Ivoire, including abductions, enforced or involuntary disappearances, arbitrary detentions, extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, acts of sexual violence, denial of right to peaceful assembly, the loss of lives and the acts of destruction of property that occurred in different parts of Côte d’Ivoire in relation to the conclusion of the 2010 presidential election; 2. Calls upon all the relevant parties to immediately put an end to all human rights violations in Côte d’Ivoire and to fully respect all human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law; 3. Urges all actors, particularly defence and security forces, to refrain from violence and to respect all human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as to assume their responsibilities for the protection of the civilian population; 4. Urges all media outlets to refrain from inciting violence, hostility and the propaganda of hate speech and calls for an end to the restriction on media sources; 5 Expresses its support for the Economic Community of West African States, the African Union and other international, regional and subregional efforts to protect the legitimacy of the electoral process in Côte d’Ivoire and to ensure respect for the rights of Ivorians and all foreigners in the country, as well as for the Economic Community of West African States and African Union efforts to promote peace, democracy and reconciliation, in accordance with the Ouagadougou Political Agreement and its Supplementary Agreements; 3