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France forces aid in capture of besieged Ivory Coast leader Gbagbo
French special forces Monday aided in the capture of the Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo in the city of Abidjan. Gbagbo surrendered after French tanks moved in on his residence while it was surrounded by opposition leader Alassane Ouattara's for (More) |
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HRW urges Ivory Coast to investigate human rights violations, war crimes
Democratically elected Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara should investigate "atrocities," including murder and rape, committed by opposing political forces during recent conflicts, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report requested Saturday. Accord (More) |
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ICC prosecutor urges probe into recent Ivory Coast violence
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo told reporters Tuesday that he is willing to investigate alleged war crimes in the Ivory Coast [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], but a lack of referrals is impeding the proce (More) |
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ICRC: hundreds killed in Ivory Coast massacre
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Saturday reported the deaths of at least 800 civilians in the Ivory Coast town of Duekoue as a result of intercommunal violence that took place on Tuesday. A spokesperson for the ICRC cond (More) |
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UN rights office urges restraint, caution in Ivory Coast
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday urged all parties to show restraint in the Ivory Coast . OHCHR spokesperson Rupert Colville acknowledged that OHCHR had received unconfirmed reports that the Ivory Coast Re (More) |
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US to seek second term on UN rights council
The US Department of State announced on Wednesday that it would pursue a second term on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) . In continuing its membership, the US intends to further its stand against the council's "biased and disproportional focus (More) |
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UN rights council to investigate Ivory Coast abuses
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will send an independent, international commission to investigate allegations of serious human rights abuses during post-election violence in the Ivory Coast , the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rig (More) |
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UN warns Ivory Coast shelling may be war crime
The UN peacekeeping operation (UNOCI) in the Ivory Coast [BBC country profile; JURIST news archive] on Thursday denounced the shelling of a market in the capital Abidjan which killed 25 to 30 civilians and injured scores more, calling it a possibl (More) |
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UN rights chief urges independent probe into Ivory Coast violence
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called for an independent investigation into post-election violence in the Ivory Coast on Monday as part of a report to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) . The report indicated tha (More) |
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UN SG rejects calls for Ivory Coast recount
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon [official website, JURIST news archive] on Saturday told members of the African Union (AU) that a recount of November's Ivory Coast presidential runoff election results would be a "grave injustice and unfortunate p (More) |
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.
