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Ivory Coast president asks ICC to launch probe into crimes after disputed election

May 18, 2011 03:30:24 PM

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to launch an investigation into alleged crimes committed as a result of the disputed presidential elections last November, according to a letter [text,...

May 5, 2011 03:29:35 PM

The Ivory Coast Constitutional Council, the nation's highest court, on Thursday declared Alassane Ouattara winner of the country's disputed presidential election, reversing a previous decision. The court originally refused to ratify the results of the November election,...

April 12, 2011 02:30:23 PM

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) announced on Tuesday the appointment of three "high-level experts" to lead the Commission of Inquiry charged with investigating allegations of human rights abuses in the Ivory Coast following elections....

April 12, 2011 10:36:24 AM

Ivory Coast opposition leader Alassane Ouattara announced in a televised speech Monday that he will ask his justice minister to begin legal proceedings against former president Laurent Gbagbo . Ouattara guaranteed the security of Gbagbo and his family...

April 11, 2011 10:52:42 AM

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...

April 10, 2011 12:39:24 PM

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. According to the report, forces...

April 6, 2011 08:36:56 AM

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 , but a lack of referrals is...

April 2, 2011 12:13:59 PM

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...

March 15, 2011 02:27:43 PM

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...

January 30, 2011 11:33:08 AM

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon 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...

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