{"id":359603,"date":"2011-04-01T21:01:30","date_gmt":"2011-04-01T21:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/01\/cote-divoire-ouattara-troops-accused-of-rights-violations\/"},"modified":"2011-04-01T21:01:30","modified_gmt":"2011-04-01T21:01:30","slug":"cote-divoire-ouattara-troops-accused-of-rights-violations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/01\/cote-divoire-ouattara-troops-accused-of-rights-violations\/","title":{"rendered":"Cote d&#8217;Ivoire: Ouattara Troops Accused of Rights Violations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"105.91699393074\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/><!-- close google_banner_mid div ---><\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/apps\/news\/region.asp?Region=AFRICA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/f19e86d1unnews180.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"UN News Service (New\u00a0York)\" title=\"Visit UN News Service (New\u00a0York)\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- begin story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p> 1 April 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>The  United Nations human rights office today urged forces loyal to Alassane  Ouattara, the internationally-recognized president of C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, to  show restraint after reports suggested they have been committing  serious rights violations during their advance towards the country\u2019s  commercial capital of Abidjan.<\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_inset_a div ---><\/p>\n<p>Troops supporting Mr. Ouattara reportedly appear poised for a final  push to oust Laurent Gbagbo, who has refused to step aside following his  defeat in the UN-certified presidential election held in November.<\/p>\n<p>Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/Pages\/WelcomePage.aspx\">OHCHR<\/a>),  told a news conference in Geneva of having received \u201cunconfirmed but  worrying\u201d reports of human rights violations committed by the  pro-Ouattara group known as Forces R\u00e9publicaines de C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire (FRCI)  during their advance towards Abidjan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReports suggest they have engaged in looting and extortion, as  well as serious human rights violations such as abductions, arbitrary  arrests and ill-treatment of civilians,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The Invisible Commando group, which has been fighting against the  forces loyal to Mr. Gbagbo, is also reported to have continued to  commit abuses inside Abidjan, he added.<\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_inset_b div ---><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, pro-Gbagbo forces have also continued to commit  violations on a daily basis, including the killing of two civilians who  were reportedly burnt alive by pro-Gbagbo militiamen in Gagnoa, Mr.  Colville noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere has been too much bloodshed, including hundreds of civilians killed or wounded,\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/sg\/\">Secretary-General<\/a> Ban Ki-moon said today.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, where his  is on an official visit, Mr. Ban renewed his call on Mr. Gbagbo to step  down to avoid further violence, and transfer power immediately to Mr.  Ouattara.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI once again urge all parties \u2013 let me repeat all parties \u2013 to  exercise restraint. I would remind all those who commit serious  violations of international humanitarian and human rights laws that they  will be held accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_inset_c div ---><\/p>\n<p>Also warning of the serious human rights violations taking place  in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, a group of independent UN rights experts today <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/NewsEvents\/Pages\/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=10908&#038;LangID=E\">called on all parties<\/a> to spare civilians and stop the abuses, which include enforced  disappearances, extrajudicial killings, killing and maiming of children,  and sexual violence.<\/p>\n<p>They also welcomed the establishment by the UN Human Rights  Council of an independent international commission of inquiry to  investigate the alleged abuses and rights violations.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 500 people are confirmed to have died as a result of the  post-election violence, which has also displaced up to 1 million people,  many of whom have fled to neighbouring countries.<\/p>\n<p>The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/cgi-bin\/texis\/vtx\/home\">UNHCR<\/a>)  reported today that surging violence in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire is pushing more  refugees eastwards into Ghana, with over 1,500 Ivorians entering the  country this week after fleeing fresh fighting in their country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeveral of the refugee families told UNHCR they fled due to fear  of violence while some had witnessed or experienced violence in their  communities,\u201d Andrej Mahecic, a spokesperson for the agency, told the  same news conference in Geneva.<\/p>\n<p>Most refugees in Ghana are currently accommodated in host  communities. Some 1,700 of them are also staying in a new camp set up by  UNHCR and the Ghanaian authorities in Ampain, 55 kilometres from the  Elubo border point.<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s wave of arrivals brings to over 5,000 the estimated  number of Ivorian refugees now in Ghana. 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