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Annual Report: Côte D’Ivoire 2013

REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE Head of state Alassane Ouattara Head of government Daniel Kablan Duncan (replaced Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio) Throughout the…

May 17, 2013

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Communities Shattered by Arms Proliferation and Abuse in Cote d'Ivoire

The irresponsible and illegal supply of weaponry and munitions to the warring parties in CoÌ‚te d’Ivoire has continued for over…

March 19, 2013

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Countries Must Adopt Strong Arms Trade Treaty to Stop Contributing to the Use of Child Soldiers

On Monday, Feb. 12, International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, Amnesty International highlights the need to adopt a…

February 11, 2013

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President Ouattara Urged to Approve Côte d’Ivoire’s Ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Amnesty International urges the Ivorian government to take all necessary steps to ensure that its instrument of ratification is promptly…

December 13, 2012

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Researchers Expose Illegal Detention and Torture in Ivory Coast

More than 200 people, including members of former President Laurent Gbagbo’s Ivorian Popular Front, are being illegally detained and tortured…

October 25, 2012

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The Toxic Truth

Amnesty's new report looks at a company called Trafigura, a ship called the Probo Koala, and the dumping of toxic…

September 26, 2012

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Amnesty International and Greenpeace Joint Report Exposes Devastating Effects of Toxic Waste Dumping in Côte d’Ivoire

Amnesty International and Greenpeace International concluded in a major new report released today that the multinational company behind the 2006…

September 21, 2012

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Missing Millions Must Reach Trafigura Toxic Waste Victims in Côte d’Ivoire, Says Amnesty International

Contact: AIUSA media relations, 202-509-8194 (Washington, D.C.) - Côte d'Ivoire's new government must ensure that the compensation paid out by…

August 23, 2011

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Missing Millions Must Reach Trafigura Toxic Waste Victims in Côte d'Ivoire, Says Amnesty International

Côte d'Ivoire's new government must ensure that the compensation paid out by the oil-trading corporate group Trafigura reaches the thousands…

August 19, 2011

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Armed Dozo Militia Fighters Are Seen as Threat to Civilians Who Fear Leaving Temporary Camps

Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) - Ivory Coast security forces and a state-backed militia are creating a climate…

July 28, 2011

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Côte d'Ivoire: Climate of fear stopping return of displaced people

Côte d'Ivoire security forces and a state-backed militia are creating a climate of fear that is preventing hundreds of thousands…

July 27, 2011

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Annual Report: Côte d'Ivoire 2011

Death penalty: abolitionist for all crimes Population: 21.6 million Life expectancy: 58.4 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 129/117 per 1,000 Adult…

June 27, 2011