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HRW: Ivory Coast government continues impartial justice for post-election crimes
April 4, 2013 by Sydney Normil
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.... [more]
Ivory Coast initiates post-election violence reconciliation commission [this day at law]
September 28, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On September 28, 2011, the Ivory Coast government launched a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to resolve conflicts from the post-election violence that took place at the beginning of 2011. More than 3,000 people were killed following the election of President Alassane Ouattara. Rights groups.... [more]
Ivory Coast commission reports war crimes committed during post-election violence
August 10, 2012 by Michael Haggerson
The Ivory Coast's commission of inquiry into the country's 2010 post-election violence submitted a report to President Alassane Ouattara on Wednesday revealing that hundreds of fighters on both sides of the hostilities committed war crimes and human rights violations. Following the disputed.... [more]
Four men arrested for killing UN officials in Ivory Coast
July 27, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara announced Friday that four men responsible for killing seven UN officials during an armed conflict near the border town of Tai were arrested in Liberia. The seven UN peacekeepers, all from Niger, were killed in a cross-border raid in early June. The attack.... [more]
France forces aided in the capture of besieged Ivory Coast leader Gbagbo [this day at law]
April 11, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On April 11, 2011, French special forces aided in the capture of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo. Gbagbo surrendered after French tanks surrounded his residence, which he refused to vacate following his defeat in the country's November 2010 presidential elections. France had deployed.... [more]
HRW urged Ivory Coast to investigate human rights violations [this day at law]
April 9, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On April 9, 2011, Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara to investigate allegations of murder and rape committed in March 2011 by opposition political forces known as the Republican Forces of Cote d'Ivoire. The report accused supporters loyal to president Ouattara.... [more]
ICRC reported hundreds killed in Ivory Coast massacre [this day at law]
April 2, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On April 2, 2011, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reported at least 800 civilian deaths in the Ivory Coast town of Duekoue. The deaths were attributed to an intercommunal dispute that arose over the refusal by former president Laurent Gbagbo to cede power to president-elect.... [more]
HRW releases Ivory Coast post-election war crimes reports
October 6, 2011 by Michael Haggerson
Human Rights Watch released a report on Thursday calling for the Ivory Coast government to prosecute both sides of the post-election violence equally. The violence began last November when Alassane Ouattara defeated incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo, but Gbagbo refused to cede power. The report.... [more]
Ivory Coast ex-president, wife charged with economic crimes
August 19, 2011 by Julia Zebley
Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo and his wife Simone were arrested and charged on Thursday for a variety of economic crimes including looting, embezzlement and armed robbery. Most of Gbagbo's remaining supporters were arrested earlier this month. Although Gbagbo's supporters have been.... [more]
Ivory Coast president's forces continuing extrajudicial killings: UN
August 11, 2011 by Julia Zebley
A representative for the UN Mission in the Ivory Coast (MINUCI) confirmed that forces loyal to President Alassane Ouattara are continuing to kill civilians and opposition members in his name, with 26 killings reported between July 11 and August 10. There were also 85 arbitrary detentions by.... [more]
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