HRW: Ivory Coast government continues impartial justice for post-election crimes
April 4, 2013
The Ivory Coast government continues impartial justice for 2010-2011 post-election crimes committed by supporters of President Alassane Ouattara, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released Thursday. The report details the five-month long post-election crisis, which resulted in at least 3,00....... [more] 
Rights group condemns Ivory Coast violations
February 26, 2013
The Ivory Coast national army is committing human rights violations against supporters of former president Laurent Gbagbo, Amnesty International (AI) reported Tuesday. According to AI, the national army, formed by President Alassane Ouattara in response to election violence in 2010, as well as mili....... [more]
Ivory Coast ex-president Gbagbo appears before ICC
February 19, 2013
Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo appeared before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday to determine whether the case against him will proceed to trial. Gbagbo's lawyers urged the court to rule that the ICC does not have jurisdiction, and that Gbagbo should be tried by the Ivor....... [more]
Ally of Ivory Coast ex-president charged with war crimes
January 22, 2013
Charles Ble Goude, the former Ivory Coast Minister for Sports and Youth and close political ally of ex-president Laurent Gbagbo, was charged Tuesday with war crimes and murder. Goude has been in hiding since May 2011 when French special forces forced out and captured Gbagbo after his refusal to le....... [more]
US Senate voted to raise debt ceiling
December 24, 2012
On December 24, 2009, the US Senate voted in favor of a bill to raise the federal borrowing limit, or debt ceiling, by $290 billion per the recommendation of the US Treasury Department. The bill had been approved by the House of Representatives on December 16, 2009. This debt ceiling increase was th....... [more]
ICC confirms jurisdiction over Ivory Coast ex-president
December 13, 2012
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday unanimously dismissed a challenge by former Ivory Coast president and alleged war criminal Laurent Gbagbo that the court lacks jurisdiction to try him. Gbagbo is charged with crimes against humanity relating to violence follo....... [more]
UN rights expert urges justice in Ivory Coast
December 3, 2012
The Ivory Coast could face ongoing violence and be deprived of justice if human rights offenders are not prosecuted, a senior UN rights official warned Monday. While visiting the city of Abidjan, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic met with area officials to discuss the delay....... [more]
ICC charges wife of Ivory Coast's ex-president
November 23, 2012
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday unsealed an arrest warrant for Simone Gbagbo, the wife of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo. Pursuant to the warrant, Simone Gbagbo is accused of committing crimes against humanity during Ivory Coast?s post-election crisis in 2010 ....... [more]
HRW: Ivory Coast military committed abuse, torture
November 19, 2012
The Ivory Coast's military committed widespread human rights abuses in August and September, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released Monday. The report details the alleged abuses including arbitrary arrests, illegal detentions, extortion and torture. The military crackdown was in response....... [more]
UN elects 18 members including US to serve on rights council
November 12, 2012
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Monday elected 18 countries, including the US, to a three-year term on the Human Rights Council (UNHRC) beginning January 1. The secret ballot election was held at the UN headquarters in New York, and the following UNGA members were elected to serve: Argentina, Bra....... [more]
ICC finds Ivory Coast ex-president fit to stand trial for crimes against humanity
November 2, 2012
Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday found former Ivory Coast president and alleged war criminal Laurent Gbagbo fit to stand trial. In August Pre-Trial Chamber I postponed Gbagbo's confirmation of charges hearing in order to determine if the former president remai....... [more]
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