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Local Militias Hold Sway in Cote d'Ivoire

Traditional hunters known as dozos are accused of human rights abuses and extortion not just in the southwestern town of Duékoué, but in other areas of the country.

  • Cote d'Ivoire:   Militias Hold Sway in Lawless Region

    IPS, 22 December 2013

    In Cote d'Ivoire, traditional hunters known as dozos are accused of human rights abuses and extortion. But in several areas, they also remain the sole guarantor of local safety. Read more »

Nancy Palus/IRIN

Dozos stationed along the road from Man to Duékoué in western Côte d’Ivoire (file photo).

  • Cote d'Ivoire:   The Country One Year On

    UNIRIN, 1 December 2011

    One year on from the presidential elections that caused conflict across Côte d'Ivoire, ex-President Laurent Gbagbo has been charged with crimes against humanity by the… Read more »

  • Cote d'Ivoire:   Pro-Govt Forces Involved in Killings, Says Amnesty

    IPS, 28 July 2011

    More than half a million people remain displaced by Ivory Coast's post-election conflict and many are too afraid to return home for fear of ethnic reprisals, Amnesty International… Read more »

  • Cote d'Ivoire:   Paving the Way for Justice

    UNIRIN, 22 July 2011

    National and international truth, reconciliation and justice mechanisms being set up in Côte d'Ivoire must be impartial and independent to have any credibility, say analysts… Read more »

  • Cote d'Ivoire:   Secretary Clinton on Violence in the Country

    State Department, 3 April 2011

    Statement by Secretary Clinton on violence in Cote d'Ivoire Read more »

  • Cote d'Ivoire:   Refugees Report Murder, Rape, Abuse

    UNIRIN, 8 April 2011

    Ivoirians who have fled across the border to Liberia have reported incidents of rape, sexual abuse and murder to NGOs and human rights groups working in Grand Geddeh and Nimba… Read more »

  • West Africa:   Violence in Cote d?Ivoire

    State Department, 4 April 2011

    We are deeply concerned by the dangerous and deteriorating situation in Cote d’Ivoire, including recent reports of gross human rights abuses and potential massacres in the… Read more »

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