Cote d'Ivoire
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The rights to freedom of expression, of association and of peaceful assembly were restricted; scores of opposition members were arrested. Dozens of detainees still awaited trial in connection with post-electoral violence in 2010 and 2011; concerns remained about selective accountability for crimes committed during that period. The trial of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé opened at the ICC. Simone Gbagbo was not transferred to the ICC despite an outstanding arrest warrant; her trial before a national court began. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) launched an audit of the environmental impact following the dumping of tons of toxic waste in 2006. Nineteen people including a child were killed in an attack by an armed group.
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Abolitionist for all crimes
Does not use the death penalty
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The courage to inform: Antoine Assalé Tiémoko, Abidjan's righter of wrongs
Cote d'Ivoire
Ten years after toxic waste dumping, victims in the dark
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