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Cote d'Ivoire: Many Questions After Simone Gbagbo's Heavy Sentence
ISS, 20 March 2015
It was a case that could have shed light on a painful episode in the history of Côte d'Ivoire and permitted the country to find closure, if only partly, following the… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Learning From the Gbagbos
Daily Trust, 17 March 2015
A court in Cote d'Ivoire last week sentenced the country's former first lady, Simone Gbagbo, to a 20-year prison term on charges of 'undermining state security' during the… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire/Justice - Ivorian Court Jails Former First Lady for 20 Years
Hirondelle, 10 March 2015
An Abidjan court has sentenced former Ivorian First Lady Simone Gabgbo to 20 years in jail, whereas the prosecutor had only asked for 10 years. She was charged with crimes… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Selective Justice Fears Revived
UNIRIN, 11 March 2015
The sentencing this week of Côte d'Ivoire's former first lady, Simone Gbagbo, to 20 years in prison, could reignite longstanding tensions in the country, where social, ethnic… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Gbagbo's Son Also Sentenced for Poll Violence
IPS, 11 March 2015
The wife of former president Laurent Gbagbo of Ivory Coast will serve jail time for inciting election violence in the 2011 post-election crisis. Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Senior UN Official Urges Justice for Victims of Human Rights Abuses
UN News, 11 March 2015
The United Nations human rights chief today urged the Government of Côte d'Ivoire to ensure justice for victims of serious human rights abuses that occurred prior to and… Read more »