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Rights group condemns Ivory Coast violations
February 26, 2013 by Peter Snyder
The Ivory Coast national army is committing human rights violations against supporters of former president Laurent Gbagbo, Amnesty International (AI) reported Tuesday. According to AI, the national army, formed by President Alassane Ouattara in response to election violence in 2010, as well as.... [more]
Ivory Coast ex-president Gbagbo appears before ICC
February 19, 2013 by Samuel Franklin
Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo appeared before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday to determine whether the case against him will proceed to trial. Gbagbo's lawyers urged the court to rule that the ICC does not have jurisdiction, and that Gbagbo should be tried by the.... [more]
Ally of Ivory Coast ex-president charged with war crimes
January 22, 2013 by Julie Deisher
Charles Ble Goude, the former Ivory Coast Minister for Sports and Youth and close political ally of ex-president Laurent Gbagbo, was charged Tuesday with war crimes and murder. Goude has been in hiding since May 2011 when French special forces forced out and captured Gbagbo after his refusal to.... [more]
ICC confirms jurisdiction over Ivory Coast ex-president
December 13, 2012 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday unanimously dismissed a challenge by former Ivory Coast president and alleged war criminal Laurent Gbagbo that the court lacks jurisdiction to try him. Gbagbo is charged with crimes against humanity relating to violence.... [more]
ICC charges wife of Ivory Coast's ex-president
November 23, 2012 by Sarah Paulsworth
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday unsealed an arrest warrant for Simone Gbagbo, the wife of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo. Pursuant to the warrant, Simone Gbagbo is accused of committing crimes against humanity during Ivory Coast?s post-election crisis in 2010 ....... [more]
HRW: Ivory Coast military committed abuse, torture
November 19, 2012 by Alison Sacriponte
The Ivory Coast's military committed widespread human rights abuses in August and September, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released Monday. The report details the alleged abuses including arbitrary arrests, illegal detentions, extortion and torture. The military crackdown was in.... [more]
ICC finds Ivory Coast ex-president fit to stand trial for crimes against humanity
November 2, 2012 by Dan Taglioli
Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday found former Ivory Coast president and alleged war criminal Laurent Gbagbo fit to stand trial. In August Pre-Trial Chamber I postponed Gbagbo's confirmation of charges hearing in order to determine if the former president.... [more]
Ivory Coast ex-president requests release from custody before trial
October 30, 2012 by Jerry Votava
A lawyer representing Laurent Gbagbo requested on Tuesday that the International Criminal Court (ICC) release Gbagbo from custody while he awaits his trial. Gbagbo is the former Ivory Coast president and an alleged war criminal. His lawyer told the court that Gbagbo would not be able to leave the.... [more]
ICC refuses to allow pre-trial leave for Ivory Coast ex-president
October 29, 2012 by Dan Taglioli
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday denied a request by former Ivory Coast president and alleged war criminal Laurent Gbagbo to leave the Netherlands for medical recovery while he awaits trial. Gbagbo had asked the court for allowance to leave the Netherlands while he recovers from.... [more]
Ivory Coast opposition member imprisoned for six months
September 1, 2012 by Sarah Paulsworth
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 disturbing public order. He was taken into.... [more]
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