ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast’s government is subjecting supporters of former President Laurent Gbagbo to biased legal proceedings, ill-treatment and torture, while failing to ensure their security in the country’s volatile western region, according to a report released Tuesday by Amnesty International.
The 86-page report, titled “The Victor’s Law,” says continued abuses against Gbagbo supporters — as well as the impunity enjoyed by the perpetrators — have deflated prospects for reconciliation nearly two years after a bloody postelection conflict brought the country to the brink of civil war.
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