Côte d'Ivoire

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Overview

Côte d'Ivoire is covered by the OHCHR West Africa Regional Office (WARO). The Office supports the promotion and protection of human rights through advocacy, advisory services and technical cooperation to national authorities, national human rights institutions, civil society, and international and regional organizations. It also monitors human rights developments and supports various stakeholders to strengthen human rights protection systems and mainstream human rights in programs.

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News & Statements

Latest news

31 Oct 2024

Multiple Mechanisms

Côte d’Ivoire’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review

31 Jul 2024

Special Procedures

Côte d'Ivoire: Model to follow for definitive abolition of the death penalty, says Special Rapporteur

29 Jul 2024

Treaty bodies

Committee against Torture Concludes Eightieth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Republic of Korea and Türkiye

26 Jul 2024

Treaty bodies

UN Committee against Torture publishes findings on Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador, the Republic of Korea, and Türkiye

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Latest statements & messages

14 Sep 2020

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

In her global human rights update, Bachelet calls for urgent action to heighten resilience and protect people's rights

12 Dec 2017

Special Procedures

Observations préliminaires de la Rapporteuse Spéciale sur le droit à l’éducation, Mme Koumbou Boly Barry, suite à sa visite en Côte d’Ivoire du 4 au11 décembre 2017

17 Jul 2014

Special Procedures

End of mission statement- Côte d'Ivoire- 16-20 June 2014

31 Jul 2012

UN Expert: Respect for human rights, confidence in security sector and consolidation of peace necessary for durable solutions for IDPs in Côte d’Ivoire

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Featured Stories

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04 November 2016

From council chamber to the people: Côte d’Ivoire’s search for justice and reconciliation

Côte d’Ivoire was faced with violence and instability after a contested election in 2010. The Human Rights Council, through first its Commission of Inquiry and later the independent expert, has helped midwife the peace and reconciliation process. This is the story of its work in Côte d’Ivoire.
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UN and OHCHR Reports

OHCHR/ONUCI Reports

L’ONUCI vous parle des Doit de l’Homme (available in French only) Rapport sur les violations des droits de l’homme liées aux événements de février 2010 (French only) Situation des droits de l’homme en Côte d’Ivoire 8e rapport (French only)

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Universal Periodic Review

Core documents for the current and previous cycles

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all UN Member States. The UPR is a State-driven process, under the auspices of the Human Rights Council, which provides the opportunity for each State to declare what actions they have taken to improve the human rights situations in their countries and to fulfil their human rights obligations.

Special Procedures

Reports

A/HRC/57/46/Add.2: Visit to Côte d’Ivoire - Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences

A/HRC/57/45/Add.1: Report of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination

A/HRC/38/32/Add.1: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to education on her mission to Côte d’Ivoire

A/HRC/35/43: Report of the Independent Expert on the enhancement of capacity-building and technical cooperation with Côte d’Ivoire in the field of human rights

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Special Procedures country visits

Treaty Bodies

Reports

Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Côte d’Ivoire

Committee on the Rights of the Child: Concluding observations on the second periodic report of Côte d’Ivoire

CEDAW/C/CIV/CO/1-3: Concluding observations

SITUATION OF DISPLACED PERSONS IN COTE D'IVOIRE : DECISION 1 (62)

Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child

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Status & Reporting

Status of Ratifications Reporting Status Standing invitation to Special Procedures Voluntary Pledges and Commitments

External Resources

African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights African Court of Justice African Union Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions

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Contact Information

Headquarters

Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division (FOTCD)
Contact in Geneva, Switzerland.

Africa Branch
Tel. +41 22 917 9220

Photo credit:   UN Photo/Hien Macline

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