affairs, Mamadou Diané; and the Prime Minister’s special advisor on rule of law, Vincent Sedalo. Human Rights Watch appreciates the government’s consistent willingness to meet on human rights issues. Human Rights Watch also wrote to Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan on August 21, detailing the report’s main findings and asking for an official government response (see Annex I). On September 13, Justice Minister Gnénéma Coulibaly responded on behalf of the government. Human Rights Watch has incorporated many of the government’s answers into the report body and has included the entire response in Annex II. 13 HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH | OCTOBER 2013