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20 Jan 2017, 12:08 pm by Erik Slobe
[JURIST] UN Independent Expert Mohammed Ayat on Friday described [press release] some of the challenges that Cote d'Ivoire, or the Ivory Coast, must face as the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) [official website] withdraws from the country. [read post]
29 Mar 2017, 12:07 pm by Autumn Callan
An Ivory Coast court acquitted [HRW report] former first lady Simone Gbagbo of crimes against humanity on Tuesday. [read post]
23 Dec 2010, 11:03 am
[JURIST] The UN Human Rights Council [official website] on Thursday adopted a resolution condemning recent post-election violence in the Ivory Coast [JURIST news archive] that has resulted in more than 170 deaths. [read post]
5 May 2011, 1:29 pm
[JURIST] The Ivory Coast Constitutional Council, the nation's highest court, on Thursday declared Alassane Ouattara [BBC profile] winner of the country's disputed presidential election, reversing a previous decision. [read post]
21 May 2011, 8:29 am
[JURIST] Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo of the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official websites] on Thursday submitted a request [text, PDF] to the court to begin an investigation into the Ivory Coast political conflict [JURIST news archive] during which thousands of people have been killed and displaced. [read post]
3 Jun 2011, 5:35 am by Julia Zebley
[JURIST] Retaliatory killings in the Ivory Coast [JURIST news archive] between factions loyal to ousted former president Laurent Gbagbo and current president Alassane Ouattara [BBC profiles] have continued, Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] reported [text] Thursday. [read post]
13 Feb 2017, 11:08 am by William Theisen
Six journalists were arrested in Ivory Coast [government website, in French] on Sunday and charged with "spreading false information," according to media outlets [Abidjan report, in French] and public prosecutors. [read post]
3 Jun 2011, 5:35 am by Julia Zebley
[JURIST] Retaliatory killings in the Ivory Coast [JURIST news archive] between factions loyal to ousted former president Laurent Gbagbo and current president Alassane Ouattara [BBC profiles] have continued, Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] reported [text] Thursday. [read post]
14 Oct 2021, 1:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks
Like those, the name “Ivory Coast” reflected the major trade that occurred on that particular stretch of the coast: the export of ivory. [read post]
16 Oct 2011, 9:41 am by Ashley Hileman
[JURIST] International Criminal Court [ICC] [official website] Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo [official profile] said Saturday that the court will launch investigations specifically aimed at three to six individuals for their alleged involvement in post-election violence [JURIST news archive] following last November's elections in the Ivory Coast [BBC backgrounder]. [read post]
23 Jun 2011, 11:29 am by Chris Morris
[JURIST] International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo [official profile] officially requested permission from ICC judges Thursday to begin investigation into the Ivory Coast after determining that war crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed in post-election violence [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] since last November. [read post]
5 Jun 2007, 8:00 am
The online auction house eBay said it will ban cross-border trade of ivory products, following a study by a wildlife group that found nine out of 10 of the items sold on the Internet is probably illegal. [read post]
2 Jan 2014, 8:12 am by Calvin Massey
Today's Wall Street Journal carries this review of Craig Wilder's Ebony & Ivory, his account of the tangled relationship between academia and slavery. [read post]
7 Dec 2010, 2:23 pm by Christoph Koettl
A week after the Ivory Coast’s presidential election, both candidates have declared victory, sworn themselves in and appointed cabinets. [read post]
11 Jul 2012, 12:14 pm by Dan Taglioli
[JURIST] 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-election violence that followed Gbagbo's refusal to step down after his defeat in the November 2010 elections. [read post]
21 Jul 2011, 8:01 am by Chris Morris
[JURIST] Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara [BBC profile] signed a decree [text, PDF] Wednesday establishing a commission of inquiry to investigate crimes and human rights violations that took place during post-election violence [JURIST news archive] between pro-Ouattara forces and forces loyal to former president Laurent Gbagbo [BBC profile]. [read post]
25 Dec 2010, 3:01 pm
[JURIST] The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [official website] on Friday urged incumbent Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo [BBC profile] to step down, threatening the use of force if he attempts to maintain power. [read post]
6 Oct 2011, 10:10 am by Michael Haggerson
[JURIST] Human Rights Watch [advocacy website] released a report on Thursday calling for the Ivory Coast government to prosecute both sides [report, PDF] of the post-election violence [BBC backgrounder] equally. [read post]
13 Jun 2014, 12:14 pm by Jaclyn Belczyk
[JURIST] The International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] on Thursday confirmed charges [decision, PDF; press release] against former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], referring him for trial. [read post]