promotion of dialogue and understanding among the leaders of the countries of the
region;
1. Deplores the grave and rampant human rights violations committed against the
civilian populations, such as summary and arbitrary executions, torture and arbitrary
detention and disappearances;
2. Requests the President of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire, National Reconciliation
Government and all Ivorian political parties to implement the Linas-Marcoussis
agreement;
3. Urges the Ivorian authorities to spare no efforts in ensuring that the perpetrators of the
violation of human rights during the period of 24th to 26th March 2004 and any other
violations perpetrated are brought to justice and the victims and their families
appropriately compensated;
4. Calls upon the Ivorian Government to ensure full compliance with the provisions of
the African Charter on Human & Peoples’ Rights and other international human
rights instruments.
5. Undertakes to send a fact-finding mission to investigate human rights violations
committed in Cote d’Ivoire since the beginning of the crisis.
Done in Banjul, The Gambia, 4th June 2004