Cote D'Ivoire: Accountability for Post-Election Violence

(October 6, 2011) The horrific violence in the aftermath of Côte d’Ivoire’s November 2010 presidential elections left more than 3,000 civilians dead and 150 women raped – with violence waged along political, ethnic, and religious lines. Based on over 500 interviews in Côte d’Ivoire and along the Liberian-Ivorian border during and after the crisis, this report provides detailed information on the war crimes and likely crimes against humanity committed by armed forces loyal to former President Laurent Gbagbo and to current President Alassane Ouattara. It also analyzes the glaringly one-sided justice efforts taken by Ouattara’s government to date; over 100 individuals from Gbagbo’s camp have been charged while no member of the pro-Ouattara forces has been credibly investigated for the serious crimes they committed.