Technical Assistance to Côte D'ivoire in the Field of Human Rights

A/HRC/RES/20/19View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 10 Technical assistance and capacity-building, published in 2012.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2012–2013

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/23/22

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2013	A/HRC/RES/23/22	Technical assistance to Côte d'Ivoire in the field of human rights	1,166	52%Compare
2012	A/HRC/RES/20/19	Technical assistance to Côte d'Ivoire in the field of human rights	871	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

8 subjects

Civilian Persons Côte D'ivoire Human Rights Human Rights Violations Humanitarian Assistance Reconciliation Security and Safety Staff Technical Cooperation

What’s in this document?

16 operative paragraphs

Strongly condemns the attacks on the civilian population and personnel of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire;

Condemns and deplores in particular the killing of seven United Nations peacekeepers on 8 June 2012 in the town of Para while they were assisting the civilian population under attack by unidentified armed elements;

Welcomes the cooperation of the Government of Côte d’Ivoire 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 and help victims;

Commends the establishment on 13 July 2011 of a Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Côte d’Ivoire;

Takes note of the establishment on 20 July 2011 of a National Commission of Inquiry in Côte d’Ivoire to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding the allegations of serious abuses and human rights violations in Côte d’Ivoire following the presidential election of 28 November 2010, which should address the causes of violence and ensure equity in the justice system for all Ivorians affected by the aforementioned human rights violations;

Also takes note of the report and recommendations that the independent expert on the situation of human rights in Côte d’Ivoire submitted to the Council at its nineteenth session;

Welcomes the commitments undertaken by the Government of Côte d’Ivoire at the nineteenth session of the Council to endorse the independent expert’s recommendations, particularly those related to rebuilding democracy, combating impunity through the justice system and strengthening inclusive political pluralism and cultural and religious pluralism;

Encourages the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to continue to ratify and implement international and regional human rights instruments, to comply with their reporting requirements and to promote human rights education;

Notes with concern the seriousness of the humanitarian situation on the ground, and calls on United Nations agencies and other relevant actors to continue to cooperate with the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to provide assistance to refugees and internally displaced persons, in conformity with the measures put in place by the Ivorian Government, so as to encourage their safe and voluntary return to their homes;

Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to continue to provide the technical assistance requested by the Government of Côte d’Ivoire and to work with it to identify other areas of assistance that will help Côte d’Ivoire to meet its human rights obligations;

Also invites the international community to continue to support the reconciliation process under way in Côte d’Ivoire, including through support for the Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and to identify the specific areas in which such assistance is necessary;

Calls upon the international community to support the national efforts made by Côte d’Ivoire and its institutions to improve the human rights situation in the country, and to respond to its requests for technical assistance in the humanitarian, educational, health, economic and social spheres;

Also calls upon both the international community and the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to support the National Human Rights Commission, through technical assistance and capacity-building programmes, with a view to ensuring its independence and enabling it to contribute to the promotion and protection of the fundamental rights of the Ivorian people, in accordance with the Paris Principles;

Decides therefore to renew the mandate of the independent expert on the situation of human rights in Côte d’Ivoire for a period of one year, from the twentieth to the twenty-third session of the Human Rights Council;

Requests the independent expert to submit his report at the twenty-second session and his recommendations at the twenty-third session of the Human Rights Council;

Decides to remain seized of the matter.

Reissued for technical reasons on 30 July 2012.

The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council are included in the Council’s report in its twentieth session (A/HRC/20/2), chap. 1.

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