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Cote d'Ivoire:
Gbagbo Accuses French Army of Roughing Him Up
Monitor, 7 December 2011
It took less than an hour for the former Ivorian president, Mr Laurent Gbagbo, to make his first appearance before the International Criminal Court at The Hague. Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Gbagbo International Criminal Court File - Fit for a President?
RNW Africa, 7 December 2011
Ivory Coast is the latest playground of the International Criminal Court. This week the courtroom in The Hague became its theatre of justice. Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Confirmation of Charges Hearing in Gbagbo's Case Scheduled for 18 June 2012
Foroyaa, 6 December 2011
On 5 December 2011, Pre-Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) set the date of the beginning of the confirmation of charges hearing in the case of The… Read more »
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Africa:
International Justice Picks Up Pace
ISS, 6 December 2011
Critics of international criminal justice say it is too slow, expensive and hobbled by politics. However, in November 2011 the pace and effectiveness of international criminal… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Gbagbo Denounces France at Hague Court
Hirondelle, 5 December 2011
Former President of Côte d'Ivoire Laurent Gbagbo on Monday gave details about his arrest, his time in jail and how he was transferred to The Hague during his initial… Read more »
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West Africa:
Ivory Coast Leader Talks Regional Peace As Gbagbo Appears At ICC
RNW Africa, 5 December 2011
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara met four West African leaders in Benin on Monday, the same day his rival Laurent Gbagbo made his first appearance before the International… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Gbagbo Case Continues in 2012
UN News, 5 December 2011
The International Criminal Court (ICC) said today that a hearing to determine whether there are sufficient grounds to confirm charges against Laurent Gbagbo, the former president… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Gbagbo Complains to Hague Court of 'Hide and Seek'
RNW Africa, 5 December 2011
At the ICC's first ever hearing of a former head of state, Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo today complained to the Hague court that the conditions of his arrest were wrong. Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Gbagbo Hearing to Resume in June 2012
ICC, 5 December 2011
On 5 December 2011, Pre-Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) set the date of the beginning of the confirmation of charges hearing in the case of The… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
The Case the Prosecutor v Laurent Koudou Gbagbo
ICC, 30 November 2011
Who is Laurent Koudou Gbagbo? Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Justice Pins Gbagbo, but Not Yet Ouattara's Forces
CPJ, 30 November 2011
This week, former Ivory Coast ruler Laurent Gbagbo was extradited to the Hague to account for alleged human rights violations before the International Criminal Court. Justice… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
The End of Gbagbo?
RNW Africa, 30 November 2011
On the corner of busy main road in Abidjan, Ivorians stop amongst the busy traffic to read the newspapers laid out on the ground. The headlines scream: "le fin Gbagbo, 'Gbagbo the… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Trial and Error - Laurent Gbagbo At the ICC
Daily Maverick, 1 December 2011
There's little doubt that Laurent Gbagbo, the former president of Côte d'Ivoire, deserves to stand trial for what happened under his watch and, allegedly, under his direct… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Ex-Leader Gbagbo Arrives At ICC to Face Charges for Crimes Against Humanity
UN News, 30 November 2011
Laurent Gbagbo, the former president of Côte d'Ivoire, arrived at the International Criminal Court (ICC) today to face charges of crimes against humanity committed during the… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Former President Transferred Overnight to ICC's Jail
Hirondelle, 30 November 2011
Laurent Gbagbo was transferred overnight from Côte d'Ivoire to the International Criminal Court detention centre which is located within a Dutch prison in Scheveningen, in… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Gbagbo Caught in His Own Trap
RNW Africa, 30 November 2011
Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo's wish finally came true: a former head of state on trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Laurent Gbagbo Charged With Four Crimes Against Humanity
Hirondelle, 30 November 2011
Laurent Gbagbo will face charges of four counts of crimes against humanity, namely murder, rape and other forms of sexual violence, persecution and other inhuman acts, allegedly… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Gbagbo Faces Transfer to War Crimes Court
RNW Africa, 29 November 2011
Ivory Coast will transfer ousted leader Laurent Gbagbo to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague within hours, one of his lawyers said on Tuesday. Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Gbagbo's ICC Transfer Advances Justice
HRW, 29 November 2011
The transfer of former President Laurent Gbagbo to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague for his alleged role in international crimes during Côte d'Ivoire's… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Gbagbo and Wife Charged With Economic Crimes
RNW Africa, 19 August 2011
Ivory Coast ex-president Laurent Gbagbo and his wife Simone have been charged with "economic crimes" and placed under preventative detention, the public prosecutor announced… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
State Charges 58 Pro-Gbagbo Former Officers
RFI, 12 August 2011
Prosecutors in Côte d'Ivoire have charged 58 former army officers in a continuing crackdown on former president Laurent Gbagbo's supporters. Read more »