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HRW releases Ivory Coast post-election war crimes reports
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 Gb (More) |
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ICC to open Ivory Coast war crimes probe
The International Criminal Court on Monday granted the request of Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo to open an investigation into war crimes committed on the Ivory Coast during post-election violence [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] sin (More) |
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Ivory Coast initiates post-election violence reconciliation commission
The Ivory Coast government on Wednesday launched a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to resolve conflicts stemming from the widespread post-election violence that took place earlier this year. The 11-member commission, modeled on similar efforts (More) |
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Ivory Coast ex-president, wife charged with economic crimes
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 t (More) |
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Ivory Coast president's forces continuing extrajudicial killings: UN
A representative for the UN Mission in the Ivory Coast (MINUCI) confirmed that forces loyal to President Alassane Ouattara [BBC profile; political website, in French] are continuing to kill civilians and opposition members in his name, with 26 kill (More) |
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Ivory Coast ex-president's son, 12 others charged with post-election violence
The son of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo , Michel Gbagbo, and 12 other Gbagbo allies were charged Wednesday with committing acts of post-election violence . The 13 men are charged with armed insurrection and undermining the nation. Alt (More) |
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Risking Irrelevance: The Threat of Impunity to the African Union
JURIST Special Guest Columnist James Nyawo, a Ph.D. candidate at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, says that the African Union must emulate the EU and begin to confront human rights abuses, not only to prevent the organization from losing relevancy, (More) |
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Canada Supreme Court rules against tobacco industry in two major cases
The Supreme Court of Canada issued rulings in two major tobacco products cases Friday relieving the federal government of liability for tobacco-related health problems and allowing the provinces to sue the tobacco industry for damages for tobacco-r (More) |
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Ivory Coast President says all responsible for post-election violence will be prosecuted
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara [BBC profile; political website, in French] said Wednesday that all those responsible for war crimes during the country's post-election violence will be prosecuted and brought to justice regardless of their s (More) |
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Ivory Coast sets up commission to investigate post-election violence
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara signed a decree Wednesday establishing a commission of inquiry to investigate crimes and human rights violations that took place during post-election violence between pro-Ouattara forces and forces loyal to (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.
