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ICC finds Ivory Coast ex-president fit to stand trial for crimes against humanity
Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website; JURIST backgrounder] on Friday found former Ivory Coast president and alleged war criminal Laurent Gbagbo [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] fit to stand trial [decisio (More) |
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Ivory Coast ex-president requests release from custody before trial
A lawyer representing Laurent Gbagbo [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] requested on Tuesday that the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website; JURIST backgrounder] release Gbagbo from custody while he awaits his trial. Gbagbo is the for (More) |
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ICC refuses to allow pre-trial leave for Ivory Coast ex-president
The International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website; JURIST backgrounder] on Friday denied a request by former Ivory Coast president and alleged war criminal Laurent Gbagbo [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] to leave the Netherlands for medical (More) |
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Ivory Coast opposition member imprisoned for six months
The secretary general of a leading Ivory Coast opposition party was sentenced on Friday to six months of imprisonment. Laurent Akoun of the Ivorian Popular Front, the party of former president Laurent Gbagbo , was sentenced after being convicted of (More) |
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ICC rejects ex-Ivory Coast president's jurisdiction challenge
The International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website; JURIST backgrounder] on Monday dismissed a challenge by former Ivory Coast president and alleged war criminal Laurent Gbagbo that the court lacks jurisdiction to try him. Gbagbo is being cha (More) |
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Ivory Coast commission reports war crimes committed during post-election violence
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 hum (More) |
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ICC postpones hearing for Ivory Coast ex-president due to health issues
The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday postponed the confirmation of charges hearing in the case against former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] until the issue of his (More) |
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Four men arrested for killing UN officials in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] 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 [BBC backgrounder; JUR (More) |
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UN investigators to probe recent attack in Ivory Coast
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) announced Tuesday that it is sending human rights officials to investigate the recent attack on a relocation camp for internally displaced persons in Nahibly, Ivory Coast [BBC backgro (More) |
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Ivory Coast charges two more ex-president allies with genocide
The Ivory Coast [BBC News backgrounder; JURIST news archive] justice ministry announced Tuesday that two allies of former president Laurent Gbagbo [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] have been charged with genocide relating to the months of post-elec (More) |
Netherlands becomes the first country to legalize same-sex marriage and euthanasia
On April 1, 2001, the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. The nation then became the first country to legalize euthanasia on April 1, 2002.
