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| Côte d'Ivoire: Violence and Human Rights Abuse Continues | ||
| 2008-07-02 | ||
The riots, the third in less than a month in northern Cote d'Ivoire, were by ex-rebels supposed to be participating in a disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) programme, who claim they have not received all the money promised to them. Earlier in June, emergency payments had to be sent to Bouake, the former rebel stronghold in the north, after ex-rebels broke out of a cantonment area and clashed with civilians. On 27 June, before the latest clashes started, the UN's head of human rights in Cote d'Ivoire, Simon Munzu, had warned in a press conference that the DDR process must be completed urgently. "Civilians are being beaten, women and small children raped," he said. "These armed bandits are even attacking funeral processions." Munzu said the worst human rights abuses are being committed in the north east of the country where human rights abuses are happening with impunity. "We have received recent reports of rape, female genital mutilation, and early and forced marriages," he said.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 Send in the Frogs. |
| Posted by: mojo 2008-07-02 11:15 |