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ICC orders Gbagbo's continued detention pending trial chamber's review
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday reversed the Trial Chamber's "Decision on Laurent Gbagbo Detention," thereby ordering continued detention until the Trial Chamber carries out a new review of his release. As (More) |
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Government deal ends mutiny on the Ivory Coast
After a five-day mutiny soldiers in the Ivory Coast on Tuesday agreed to a government settlement to end the disruption. The mutiny began Friday when soldiers began firing bullets at the army headquarters in the central business district of Abidjan, (More) |
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Ivory Coast former first lady acquitted after flawed trial
An Ivory Coast court acquitted former first lady Simone Gbagbo of crimes against humanity on Tuesday. The court acquitted due to a lack of evidence and concerns on whether Gbagbo, who is already serving a 20-year prison term for undermining state s (More) |
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Ivory Coast journalists arrested and charged with inciting rebellion
Six journalists were arrested in Ivory Coast on Sunday and charged with "spreading false information," according to media outlets [Abidjan report, in French] and public prosecutors. The journalists, including three media owners, allegedly published (More) |
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UN rights expert urges Ivory Coast to address national issues
UN Independent Expert Mohammed Ayat on Friday described some of the challenges that Cote d'Ivoire, or the Ivory Coast, must face as the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) withdraws from the country. Ayat made mention of recent incidents of stri (More) |
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Ivory Coast president signs new constitution
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara signed a new constitution into law on Tuesday. Voters endorsed the new charter with over 93 percent of the vote in a referendum last month, and the Ivory Coast court upheld the referendum results last week. (More) |
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Ivory Coast court upholds constitutional referendum results
The Ivory Coast Constitutional Council on Friday affirmed the results of a referendum backing a new constitution, rejecting requests from several political parties, including that of former president Laurent Gbagbo , who boycotted the vote that the r (More) |
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Ivory Coast voters approve new constitution
Voters in the Ivory Coast have approved a new constitution during a weekend referendum, according to results announced Tuesday. It is hoped that the new charter will help the nation move on from the long lasting crisis in the country and build much n (More) |
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UN report: Ivory Coast should do more to prevent and punish rape
The Ivory Coast government should make greater efforts to prevent and punish rape, according to a report [text, DOC, in French; summary, DOC] released Monday by the UN Operation in the Ivory Coast (UNOCI) and the Office of the High Commissioner for H (More) |
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HRW calls for fair adjudication in trial of former Ivory Coast first lady
Human Rights Watch (HRW) expressed confidence on Monday that former first lady Simone Gbagbo's upcoming trial in Ivory Coast for crimes against humanity could be a "pivotal moment for justice." HRW also warned that if the trial is to be meaningful (More) |
President Johnson signed law against burning draft cards
On August 31, 1965, President Johnson signed a law making the burning of draft cards a federal offense subject to a five-year prison sentence and $1000 fine. In response to the law and in protest of the war in Vietnam, the student-run National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam staged the first public burning of a draft card in the United States on October 15, 1965. The constitutionality of the federal law was upheld in 1968 by the US Supreme Court in US v. O'Brien.
