Cote d'Ivoire: New Spate of Abuses By Military

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Paris — Côte d'Ivoire's military was responsible for widespread human rights abuses in August and early September 2012, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

The abuses includedarbitrary arrests, illegal detentions, extortion, inhuman treatment, and, in some cases, torture.

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