Côte d'Ivoire

21 million people
1,090 USD GNI (PPP)
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U.N. Elects Human Rights' Foes to the Human Rights Council

Nov 13 2012 - 2:38pm

The reelection of the United States to the United Nations Human Rights Council was a positive development in a largely disappointing election by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) yesterday, in which seven countries with poor human rights records—Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela—were also elected.

Issues: 
Human Rights Defense, U.S. Foreign Policy, United Nations
Regions: 
Americas, Asia-Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe/Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Europe
Press Release

Freedom House Welcomes Gbagbo’s Arrest in Côte d’Ivoire, Calls for End to Conflict

Apr 11 2011 - 12:00am

Freedom House welcomes the arrest of Laurent Gbagbo and hopes that it will put an end to the violence that has besieged Côte d’Ivoire and claimed hundreds of civilian lives.

Issues: 
Elections, Human Rights Defense, Rule of Law
Regions: 
Sub-Saharan Africa
Press Release

Humanitarian Crisis in Côte d’Ivoire Warrants Intervention

Mar 28 2011 - 12:00am

While the world’s attention has been focused on Libya, the humanitarian crisis in Côte d’Ivoire has reached devastating proportions and requires a strong and concerted international response. Freedom House today echoes the call of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for the United Nations Security Council to intervene on behalf of the people of Côte d’Ivoire and take necessary measures to assist in the immediate removal of Laurent Gbagbo, including through military action if necessary.

Issues: 
Elections, Human Rights Defense, Rule of Law
Regions: 
Sub-Saharan Africa
Press Release

Freedom House Condemns Gbagbo’s Rejection of African Union Panel Recommendations

Mar 11 2011 - 12:00am

Freedom House strongly condemns the refusal of Côte d’Ivoire’s Laurent Gbagbo to accept an African Union panel’s recommendation that he turn over power to Alassane Ouattara, the legitimate winner of last November’s election.

Issues: 
Elections, Intergovernmental Bodies
Regions: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

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Worst of the Worst 2011: The World's Most Repressive Societies

Freedom House has prepared this special report entitled Worst of the Worst: The World’s Most Repressive Societies, as a companion to its annual survey on the state of global political rights and civil liberties, Freedom in the World. The special report provides summary country reports, tables, and graphical information on the countries that receive the lowest combined ratings for political rights and civil liberties in Freedom in the World, and whose citizens endure systematic and pervasive human rights violations.

Issues: 
Democratic Governance, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights Defense
Regions: 
Asia-Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe/Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

Worst of the Worst 2007

Sudan, North Korea and Uzbekistan are prominent among the most repressive regimes in the world, according to a report released by Freedom House.  The study, “The Worst of the Worst: The World's Most Repressive Societies 2007,” named seventeen countries with the worst records for political rights and civil liberties, and pointed to thirteen countries which have been on the list for five years or more.

Issues: 
Democratic Governance, Human Rights Defense, Rule of Law
Regions: 
Central and Eastern Europe/Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

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