A/HRC/39/70 from reasons to follow these armed groups. The population is tired of this violence, and the reasons the armed groups continue to recruit reside in poverty, inactivity, frustration and fear. 90. The current insecurity shows the limitations of the military option. It is time to supplement it with a programmatic transitional justice approach based on the fundamental rights of victims of human rights violations. That implies improved coordination of national consideration of the situation and implementation of local transitional justice strategies, where that is possible. The coordination of international players in the framework of transitional justice should be strengthened and could take the form of a technical team within MINUSCA, supported by the mandate of the Independent Expert. 91. The political dialogue initiated has so far given little space to the civilian population. Since the Bangui Forum on National Reconciliation, the Central African population has been demanding more active participation in decisions taken to promote security, peace and development. While the facilitators of political dialogue have expressed their willingness to consider this request, they have specified no timescale or format. Women and young people, who make up more than half of the Central African population, no longer wish to be excluded from the reforms in progress. Greater openness to national players other than the armed groups could be beneficial to the acceptance and implementation of the results of political dialogue and probably strengthen social cohesion. In addition, the State and its partners would gain from disseminating more widely the tangible results connected with the peace, security, development and protection negotiations in order to reassure communities about their future. 92. In view of the regional impact of the conflict and its consequences, it is difficult to envisage an improvement in the human rights situation without strengthened subregional commitment, which is essential to the progress of the reforms under way, and the adoption of the thematic strategies planned at subregional level. Such strengthened commitment should enable the subregional organizations, supported by the United Nations and the African Union, to be the driving-forces of such change. B. Recommendations 93. The Independent Expert reiterates the recommendations contained in her previous report (see A/HRC/36/64, para. 106), which remain pending. 94. She calls on the Government, with the support of the international community, to take the following measures: (a) To continue efforts to ensure the protection of civilians and restore the authority of the State, emphasizing the fight against corruption; (b) To implement a transitional justice strategy, beginning with a detailed inventory of implementation of the recommendations of the Bangui Forum on National Reconciliation and the activities set out in the National Recovery and Peacebuilding Plan, and to define the role of all the stakeholders, including the private sector, in the implementation of this strategy; (c) To identify pilot areas, such as Bambari, Bouar and Bangassou, to develop local transitional justice strategies, working simultaneously on implementation of the four pillars of justice, truth, guarantees of non-recurrence and compensation; (d) To ensure the performance of the work of the steering committee responsible for examining the terms of reference of the Truth, Justice, Compensation and Reconciliation Commission, and to organize wide-ranging consultations on the real expectations of the population, including refugees, regarding the responsibilities of the Commission, within the timescale set; 16 GE.18-13342

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