Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Initial Report of the Central African
Republic
There is a consistent lack of organization of the judiciary and the difficulties of
access to justice notably for women and vulnerable groups. Difficulties in access to
education, the low level of participation in decision making processes as well as
the situation of rural women, remain preoccupying.
Part III – Recommendations
The African Commission recommends to the Government of the CAR to:
Pursue
institutional reforms aimed at establishing or strengthening all the
republican institutions;
Create a National Human Rights Institution whose composition and mandate
conforms to the Paris Principles and to the Resolution of the African Commission
on Affiliate Status;
Put in place the necessary reforms and to mobilize financial, material and human
resources to strengthen the judiciary;
Take into account the consequences of the serious, massive and generalized
human rights violations committed during the periods of violent and armed
conflicts by identifying and sanctioning the perpetrators of the violations and
ensuring that the victims are adequately compensated;
Ensure that the conditions of arrest, preliminary interrogation and detention of the
presumed perpetrators respect the principles of the Robben Island Guidelines and
the right to a fair hearing;
Take adequate measures in combating insecurity and violence and ensuring their
implementation whilst maintaining respect for the provisions of the African
Charter;
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39th Ordinary Session of the ACHPR