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3 February 2016 by Stéphanie Maupas, correspondent in The Hague
Ivorian Ex-President’s Lawyers Fight Back As part of their defence before the International Criminal Court (ICC), Laurent Gbagbo’s lawyers have chosen to attack. First they attacked Gabgbo’s successor, current Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara, who “wanted to take power [...]
2 February 2016 by AFP
Ivorian militia leader is 'like Martin Luther King' ICC told Former Ivorian youth militia leader Charles Ble Goude was a "man of peace," in the same mould as US civil rights leader Martin Luther King, and tried to stop post-polls turmoil in 2010, his lawyer said Tuesday. "Charles Ble Goude [...]
2 February 2016 by Patrick Vinck and Phuong N. Pham, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Ivorian people want Justice beyond Gbagbo Trial, says HHI Survey This January 28th, Ivorian ex-President Laurent Gbagbo and former youth minister and militia leader Charles Blé Goudé faced judges at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, on the first day of their trial. Bot [...]
1 February 2016 by François Sergent, Justiceinfo.net
The Week in Review: Gbagbo on Trial, ICC to Probe Alleged Russian War Crimes The past week was marked by the start of trial of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo and his former Youth Minister Charles Blé Goudé before the International Criminal Court. This represents the most important trial so far for [...]
29 January 2016 by AFP
Dramatic video of Abidjan clashes at Gbagbo trial Dramatic video footage of armed clashes in Abidjan and bloodied corpses lined up on the streets opened the second day Friday of the landmark trial of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo. The prosecution accuses Gbagbo, 70, and [...]
27 January 2016 by Stéphanie Maupas, correspondent in The Hague
Ivorian ex-President Facing the ICC and Facing History The trial of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo set to start on January 28 will be the first time the International Criminal Court (ICC) has tried a former head of State. Gbagbo will be tried jointly with Charles Blé Goudé, f [...]
26 January 2016 by AFP
Gbagbo trial: What we know Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo will finally step into the dock on Thursday to face four charges of crimes against humanity in the wake of deadly post-election violence five years ago. He is the first ex-head of state [...]
5 January 2016 by AFP
Ivory Coast details New Year leniency for 3,100 prisoners Ivory Coast's justice minister on Monday gave details of President Alassane Ouattara's pledge to show leniency to 3,100 inmates, saying only a small portion of those selected were behind bars for deadly post-election unrest.   The [...]
8 December 2015 by Human Rights Watch
Côte d’Ivoire: What Legacy for President Ouattara? President Alassane Ouattara, the winner of Côte d’Ivoire’s October presidential election, should use his second term to address the profound human rights challenges that have contributed to the country’s past violence, Human Right [...]
19 November 2015 by David Tolbert / ICTJ
Doing Right by Victims in Cote d’Ivoire: Ouattara’s Second Term Last month’s presidential election capped four years of relative peace in Cote d’Ivoire. To make the West African country of 23 million an example of how to address a legacy of violent civil strife, newly reelected President Alass [...]
23 October 2015 by Tristan Miquel Fondation Hirondelle and Sophie Rosenberg Cambridge University
SHADOW OF GBAGBO OVER CÔTE D'IVOIRE ELECTIONS “Laurent Gbagbo and the political prisoners will be freed.” So goes the promise of opposition candidates in this Sunday’s presidential elections in Côte d’Ivoire. They have been repeating this on a daily basis since the official c [...]
14 September 2015 by AFP
Ivory Coast president urges reconciliation ahead of key vote Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara called on his supporters to "forgive" their political opponents on Sunday, while also urging them to mobilise for upcoming presidential elections in which he is seeking a second term. The ba [...]
10 September 2015 by Alexis Adele, IRIN
Opinion: three concerns ahead of Côte d’Ivoire poll ABIDJAN, 21 July 2015 (IRIN) - Five years after Côte d’Ivoire’s disputed presidential election threw the country into turmoil and left more than 3,000 dead, its people are set to go to the polls again. Could we see similar unrest [...]
4 August 2015 by Julia Crawford, JusticeInfo.Net
ICC Should Learn Lessons from Côte d’Ivoire, Says Human Rights Watch Jurist The International Criminal Court (ICC) must broaden its investigation into the 2010-2011 post-election violence in Côte d’Ivoire to include violations committed by loyalists of President Alassane Ouattara, Human Rights Watch said [...]
31 May 2015 by Julia Crawford
TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN COTE D’IVOIRE – IN BRIEF Context: (Conflict 1999 – 2011) After independence from France in 1960, Côte d’Ivoire was governed by Félix Houphouët-Boigny until his death in 1993. He was succeeded by Henri Konan Bédié. Bédié was overthrown in a military coup b [...]