NEW LAND TENURE, NATIONALITY LAWS MAJOR STEPS TOWARDS RECONCILIATION IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE – UN EXPERT

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Date: 29 Aug 2013 13:00:00 -0400
Subject: NEW LAND TENURE, NATIONALITY LAWS MAJOR STEPS TOWARDS
RECONCILIATION IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE – UN EXPERT
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NEW LAND TENURE, NATIONALITY LAWS MAJOR STEPS TOWARDS RECONCILIATION
IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE – UN EXPERTNew York, Aug 29 2013 1:00PMThe recent
adoption by Côte D'Ivoire of two laws on nationality and land tenure –
two issues at the heart of the long crisis that has deeply affected
Ivorian society – represents a major step towards reconciliation, a
United Nations independent expert
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today.

"With the adoption of these two laws, a strong dynamic of national
reconciliation is underway, reinforced by the release of detainees
close to the former regime," said the UN Independent Expert on the
situation of human rights in Côte d'Ivoire, Doudou Diène.

"The law on nationality has redressed a recurrent factor of
instability and weakening of the Ivorian society by embracing Côte
d'Ivoire's international commitments on statelessness and human
rights," Mr. Diène said. "The law on land tenure promotes
intercommunity cohesion and joint economic prosperity by restoring law
and justice as fundamental bedrock of the Ivorian society."

The laws, which were adopted on 26 August by the National Assembly,
address two key issues that are at the heart of the long crisis that
has affected Ivorian society, Mr. Diène said, while urging authorities
to take appropriate measures to prevent the political manipulation of
both issues from worsening current conflicts in the country.

"Political manipulation and ethnicization have made of these issues a
time bomb, feeding a culture of violence, eroding values and
traditions to live together, and affecting the structure of this
'region-country' with a strong and old immigration tradition," he
noted.

The West African country was split by civil war in 2002. A 2010
presidential election, meant to be a culminating point in the peace
process, resulted in months of violence when Mr. Gbagbo refused to
step down after losing to Alassane Ouattara. Mr. Gbagbo finally
surrendered the following April.

With the adoption of the laws, Côte d'Ivoire has made "a significant
step forward in the democratic reconstruction process, the
consolidation of the rule of law, and the promotion of national
reconciliation," Mr. Diène said.

"I call on the international community to accompany and to consolidate
the process, including by reinforcing its economic and social basis by
significant investments in Côte d'Ivoire," he added.Aug 29 2013
1:00PM
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