| h) The Government of National Reconciliation will seek the help of ECOWAS, France and the United Nations to arrange for their forces to guarantee these operations. |
Verification: Linas-Marcoussis Agreement
| 4. The Round Table decides to set up a committee to monitor implementation of the Paris Agreements on Cote d’lvoire in charge of ensuring compliance with commitments made. This committee will report to national, regional and international authorities all cases of obstruction of the Agreements and failure to apply them, to ensure that appropriate remedies are implemented.
The Round Table recommends to the Conference of Heads of State that the monitoring committee be set up in Abidjan and made up of representatives of the countries and organizations called on to guarantee implementation of the Paris Agreements, and in particular: • the representative of the European Union, • the representative of the Commission of the African Union, • the representative of the Executive Secretariat of ECOWAS, • the Special Representative of the Secretary-General who will co-ordinate UN bodies, • the representative of the International Francophone Organization, • the representatives of the IMF and the World Bank, • a representative of the G8 countries, • the representative of France. |
Truth and Reconciliation: Linas-Marcoussis Agreement
| VI- Rights and freedoms of the individual
2. The Government of National Reconciliation will call for the establishment of an international board of enquiry to investigate and establish the facts throughout the national territory in order to identify cases of serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law since 19 September 2002.
3. Based on the report by the international board of enquiry, the Government of National Reconciliation will determine which cases should be brought to justice in order to put an end to impunity. The Round Table particularly condemns the actions of the “death squads” and those giving them orders as well as those carrying out summary executions throughout the country, and considers that those guilty of and those aiding and abetting these acts must be brought to justice before an international criminal jurisdiction.
4. The Government of National Reconciliation will endeavour to facilitate humanitarian operations to aid the victims of the conflict throughout the country. Based on the report of the National Human Rights Commission, it will take steps to compensate and rehabilitate victims. |
Transitional Powersharing Government: Linas-Marcoussis Agreement
| a) A Government of National Reconciliation will be set up immediately after the conclusion of the Paris Conference to ensure a return to peace and stability. It will be charged with strengthening the independence of the justice system, restoring the administration and public services and rebuilding the country. It will implement the appended Round Table program which includes, in particular, provisions in the constitutional, legislative and regulatory spheres. |
Reintegration: Linas-Marcoussis Agreement
| VII – Regrouping, disarming and demobilizing
4. The Government of National Reconciliation shall ensure the social reintegration of military personnel of every origin with the help of Disarmament – Demobilization – Repatriation – Resettlement – Reintegration (DDRRR) type programmes which can be implemented with the support of international development partners. |
Prisoner Release: Linas-Marcoussis Agreement
| i) The Government of National Reconciliation will take the necessary steps to ensure release and amnesty for all military personnel being held on charges of threatening State security and will extend this measure to soldiers living in exile. |
Media Reform: Linas-Marcoussis Agreement
| V- Media
1. The Round Table condemns the incitement to hatred and xenophobia propagated by certain media.
2. The Government of National Reconciliation will within one year overhaul the general regime governing the press so as to strengthen the role of the regulatory authorities, guarantee neutrality and impartiality of the State broadcasters and foster the financial independence of the media.
3. The Government of National Reconciliation will immediately restore free broadcasting of the international radio and television media. |
Human Rights: Linas-Marcoussis Agreement
| VI- Rights and freedoms of the individual
1. The Government of National Reconciliation will immediately set up a National Human Rights Commission to ensure protection of rights and freedoms in Cote d’lvoire. The Commission will be made up of delegates of all Round Table parties and be chaired by a person accepted by all. |
Electoral/Political Party Reform: Linas-Marcoussis Agreement
| II- Electoral system
1. The Round Table considers that Law 2000-514 of 1 August 2000 on the Election Code raises no difficulties and reflects efforts to improve the text of the laws and that Law 2001-634 of 9 January 2001 creating the Independent Electoral Commission constitutes significant progress in ensuring the organization of transparent elections.
2. The Government of National Reconciliation: a. will ensure impartiality of the measures taken to identify voters and draw up voter lists;
b. will submit several amendments to Law 2001-634 aimed at achieving better representation of the parties taking part in the Round Table within the central committee of the Independent Electoral Commission, including its Officers;
c. will submit, within 6 months, a bill relating to the status of the opposition and to the public funding of political parties and election campaigns;
d. will submit within one year a bill on illicit personal enrichment and will organize effective inspection of the personal asset disclosures filed by those elected;
III- Eligibility to the Presidency of the Republic 1. The Round Table considers that Article 35 of the Constitution on the Election of the President of the Republic must avoid referring to concepts without legal content or deriving from legislation. The Government of National Reconciliation will therefore propose that the conditions governing eligibility to the Presidency of the Republic be laid down as follows:
“The President of the Republic is elected by universal suffrage to a five year term of office. He can be re-elected only once. The candidate must be in possession of his civil and political rights and be at least thirty-five years of age. He must have only Ivorian citizenship and have a father or a mother born Ivorian.”
2. The Citizenship Code will be amended by adding to the conditions under which Ivorian citizenship can be revoked, under Article 53, the following words: “holding elective office abroad or serving as a member of a foreign government”.
3. The President of the Republic shall publish a report on his state of health once a year. |
Development: Linas-Marcoussis Agreement
| VIII- Economic recovery and the need for social cohesion
1. The Government of National Reconciliation will restore free circulation of persons and goods throughout the national territory and facilitate the resumption of educational, administrative, economic and social activity.
2. It will prepare, in a timely fashion, a plan for infrastructure reconstruction and development, national economic recovery and strengthening of social cohesion. |