E/CN.4/2005/18/Add.3 page 18 to determine, in a democratic manner and in the context of a political resolution of the crisis, the nature of the exercise and the methods and structure to be adopted, along the lines of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. 61. The need to rebuild community coexistence should be the guiding principle in reviewing the political issues at the heart of the crisis, such as rural land tenure, nationality and eligibility for high office, and in finding lasting solutions. 62. The key components and structures of the apparatus of State should reflect the multi-ethnic and multicultural nature of Ivorian society. A positive discrimination plan should be worked out in a democratic manner and incorporated into the programme to rebuild multiculturalism in Côte d’Ivoire. 63. The regional dimension, which has loomed large in the history of inter-ethnic relations in Côte d’Ivoire, as well as in the evolution of the current political crisis, must also be taken into account when seeking a lasting reconstruction of the inter-ethnic fabric of Ivorian society. All countries of the region, under the aegis of the Economic Community of West African States, should work together to discuss and prepare a joint programme to promote intercultural dialogue and cultural pluralism within the region and to reinforce multiculturalism. The aim should be to ensure that population movements, cross-border family relationships and cultural and ethnic ties cease to be open to manipulation for political ends or the basis of identity polarization, and instead become key elements of economic integration and cultural development, for example through the promotion of intercultural tourism that highlights the prodigious artistic vitality of the peoples of the region and the richness of their common heritage, both tangible and intangible. 64. In order to root out the culture of impunity that has sprung up as a result of the crisis and to reassert the rule of law, the Government and the Forces Nouvelles, in the areas under their control, should give a high priority to the prosecution and trial of those responsible for acts of xenophobic violence and violations of human rights and humanitarian law. 65. Arrangements to establish a national human rights commission, as provided for in the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement, should be speeded up. 66. Côte d’Ivoire should give a high priority to ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. 67. In its next reports to the human rights treaty-monitoring bodies, in particular the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Côte d’Ivoire should give prominence to the question of the threat of xenophobia and to the state of inter-ethnic relations following the deterioration observed during the current crisis.

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