国际英语新闻：UN calls for end to human rights violations in Cote d'Ivoire

GENEVA, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Human Rights Council passed a resolution on Thursday at its Special Session, strongly condemning human rights violations that had taken place in Cote d'Ivoire following the Nov. 28 presidential election, and called upon all the relevant parties to "immediately put an end" to all violation actions.

The alleged violations, according to the resolution, include abductions, enforced or involuntary disappearances, arbitrary detentions, extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, acts of sexual violence, denial of right to peaceful assembly, the loss of lives and the acts of destruction of property.

The resolution "urged all parties to cooperate fully with the operations of the United Nations Office in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI), in its efforts to protect and promote human rights," and " requested the international community to assist in addressing the humanitarian consequences of the crisis."

Navanethem Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, at the request of the resolution, will present a report to the Human Rights Council "on the abuses and violations."

The resolution also asked the High Commissioner to "take appropriate measures if the human rights situation on the ground were to deteriorate."

The Special Session was held at the request of the United States and Nigeria on behalf of the African Group, backed up by 18 other UN members, to discuss "the situation of human rights in Cote d'Ivoire" following the dispute and unrest over the country's presidential election.