{"id":354117,"date":"2011-03-31T18:06:23","date_gmt":"2011-03-31T18:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/31\/cote-divoire-warning-of-human-rights-catastrophe\/"},"modified":"2011-03-31T18:06:23","modified_gmt":"2011-03-31T18:06:23","slug":"cote-divoire-warning-of-human-rights-catastrophe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/31\/cote-divoire-warning-of-human-rights-catastrophe\/","title":{"rendered":"Cote d&#8217;Ivoire: Warning of &#8216;Human Rights Catastrophe&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"85.907828282828\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/><!-- close google_banner_mid div ---><\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amnesty International<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- begin story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p>31 March 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>press release<\/p>\n<p>C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire civilians are at immediate risk of massive human rights violations Amnesty International warned today, as forces loyal to Alassane Ouattara reach the country\u2019s commercial capital Abidjan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbidjan is on the brink of a human right catastrophe and total chaos,\u201d said Salvatore Sagu\u00e8s, Amnesty International\u2019s researcher on West Africa.<\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_inset_a div ---><\/p>\n<p>\u201cC\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire is facing a major humanitarian crisis.\u00a0 The parties to the conflict must immediately stop targeting the civilian population,\u201d said Salvatore Sagu\u00e8s. \u201cThe international community must take immediate steps to protect the civilian population.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since the beginning of the week, the Republican Forces loyal to internationally recognized president Alassane Ouattara have launched a general offensive against the forces loyal to outgoing president Laurent Gbagbo, who has refused to cede power.<\/p>\n<p>As the Republican Forces advance in the west and in the centre of the country, violence has escalated.<\/p>\n<p>A recent flashpoint has been in the town of Guiglo, 600 km west of Abidjan, where sources have told Amnesty International that uncontrolled armed elements loyal to Laurent Gbagbo, including Liberian mercenaries, burned and looted houses, and shot and wounded several civilians yesterday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_inset_b div ---><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe escalation of this conflict, and increased reliance on mercenaries and untrained recruits, means there is a huge and immediate risk of massive human rights violations in the coming days as the Republican Forces advance on Abidjan,\u201d said Salvatore Sagu\u00e8s.<\/p>\n<p>On 19 March, Gbagbo&#8217;s minister for youth Charles Bl\u00e9 Goud\u00e9, called on Gbagbo\u2019s Young Patriot movement members to volunteer as militiamen to \u2018liberate\u2019 the country. The Young Patriots have announced that they have recruited 20,000 soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>Amnesty International has also received reports of retribution attacks against civilians committed by both sides in the western town of Du\u00e9kou\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Local sources have told Amnesty International\u2019s delegation currently in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire that dead bodies are still lying in the streets of Du\u00e9kou\u00e9, and tens of thousands of civilians are still sheltering in the Catholic Mission without adequate food, water, sanitation and medical care.<\/p>\n<p>On 29 March, the Republican Forces killed civilian Jean Louana, election campaign director of one of the current ministers appointed by Laurent Gbagbo. They also shot down a Pastor of an evangelical church along with eight members of his congregation.<\/p>\n<p>Two other civilians, a Muslim imam and a national of Burkina Faso, were killed on 28 March, by militiamen loyal to Laurent Gbagbo during fighting for control of Du\u00e9kou\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Amnesty International is calling on both sides of the conflict to strictly abide by international humanitarian law and take all necessary precautions to protect civilians.<\/p>\n<p>Violence has escalated in C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire in the wake of the disputed presidential election of November 2010.<\/p>\n<p><!-- end story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_banner_subbody div ---><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><b>More News on allAfrica.com<\/b><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>Follow this link:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201103311149.html\" title=\"Cote d'Ivoire: Warning of 'Human Rights Catastrophe'\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cote d&#8217;Ivoire: Warning of &#8216;Human Rights Catastrophe&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Amnesty International 31 March 2011 press release C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire civilians are at immediate risk of massive human rights violations Amnesty International warned today, as forces loyal to Alassane Ouattara reach the country\u2019s commercial capital Abidjan. \u201cAbidjan is on the brink of a human right catastrophe and total chaos,\u201d said Salvatore Sagu\u00e8s, Amnesty International\u2019s researcher on West Africa. \u201cC\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire is facing a major humanitarian crisis.\u00a0 The parties to the conflict must immediately stop targeting the civilian population,\u201d said Salvatore Sagu\u00e8s. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-354117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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