An awareness raising campaign for social cohesion has also been carried out among the target population in
Abidjan and in the countryside by the National Community Reintegration and Rehabilitation Programme
(PNRRC). The purpose of this outfit is to work to promote the restoration of a safe and peaceful environment
for capacity development of the ex-combatants, the youth at risk, and generally, people rendered vulnerable
as a result of the militaro-political crisis in Côte d'Ivoire.
As a means of promoting political dialogue, several political personalities of the previous regime
incarcerated or placed under house arrest after the post-electoral violence have been freed and some have
had their assets defrozen. Thus, the Ivorian judiciary announced the release on bail on Monday 5 August,
2013 of 14 detainees kept behind bars as a result of the post-electoral crisis and they include the following
personalities : Pascal Affi N’guessan, Chairman of the Ivorian Popular Front Party (FPI), Michel Gbagbo, son
of the former Head of State, Laurent Gbagbo, Géneviève Bro Grégbé, Narcisse Téa Kuyo, Aboudramane
Sangaré, Alcide Djédjé, Moïse Lida Kouassi, Soukouri Bohui, Alphonse Douaty, Séka Obodji, Henri-Philippe
Dakoury-Tabley, Colonel Konandi Kouakou and Nomel Djro.
In this regard, the Government promoted the return of several dignitaries of the previous regime from
exile. They include, among many others, Messieurs Gossio Marcel, former Director General of the Abidjan
Ports and Harbours Authority, Konaté Navigué, Secretary General of the Youyj Wing of the Ivorian Popular
Front Party (JFPI). At the end of 2014, the country also recorded the return from exile of the former Director of
the Ivorian Radio and Television Broadcasting Corporation (RTI), Mr Brou Amessan Pierre.
Finally, a joint mission led by the Ministry of African Integration and the Ministry in charge of Defence
culminated in the return of several exiled officers and NCOs, among whom was Colonel Konan Boniface of
FUMACO (The Marine Commando).
Recommendation IV. Ensure that the process of transitional justice is carried out in an inclusive and
transparent manner and in line with international standards relating to procedural balance.
This role had been devolved on the CDVR as stated in the previous point. Following in the heels of the CDVR,
the issue of transitional justice was vested in the CONARIV, particularly with regard to the compensation
aspect by identifying and compensating victims. On this subject matter, CONARIV has received an initial
budgetary outlay of 10 billion CFA francs.
Concerning fairness in the area of penalty, it is appropriate to indicate that the National Survey Commission
(CNE) on human and humanitarian rights violations, established by Law No. 2011-176 of 20 July 2011 after
the presidential election of 28 November 2010, reported the conclusions of its work on Wednesday 8
August 2012. In its aftermath, and in order to continue the mission of the Special Investigations Unit (CSE),
established by Joint Ministerial Decree No. 020/MEMJ/DSJRH/MEF of 24 June 2011, the Government issued
Decree No. 2013-93 of 30 December 2013 on the establishment of the Special Commission of Enquiry and
Judicial Investigation (CSEI) with the mandate to conduct judicial investigations into crimes committed by all
stakeholders during the 2010-2011 post-electoral crisis.
Recommendation V. Take appropriate measures to guarantee the property rights of the population by
ensuring that all post-electoral conflict victims secure access to the law courts and obtain adequate
compensation.
To facilitate equal access to judicial services, a decision was taken to reduce the cost of judicial proceedings
by Decree No. 2014-259 of 14 May 2014 on the determination of remuneration and legal fees concerning
civil, commercial and administrative cases by amending Article 74 of Decree No. 2013-279 of 24 April 2013. In
this regard, the Ivorian Government is receiving support from the French Development Agency (AFD) and
USAID respectively as part of its Debt Reduction and Development Contracts (C2D) and Pro Justice.
With regard to the compensation of victims, it must be noted that when the CDVR was handing over its
report, the Head of State made a commitment to compensate all the identified victims. In this regard, the
government has set aside a Fund worth 10 billion CFA frs. Thus, as at September 2015, there were about
200 victims and relatives of victims made up of 42 wounded persons and 158 relatives of persons killed
(including military men, police officers, gendarmes and civilians) who had received cheques of 150,000 CFA
francs or 1,000, 000 CFA francs depending on their situation and their needs in terms of medical expenses.
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