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; 5|Page 39th Ordinary Session of the ACHPR

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