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| UNHCHR: 50 killed in Ivory Coast |
| 2010-12-20 |
| [Iran Press TV] The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) condemns human rights ... which are not the same thing as individual rights, mind you... violations in Ivory Coast, saying the post-vote crisis in the country has claimed 50 lives. Navi Pillay criticized the security situation in the country, saying it had led to the deaths of 50 people, increasing the previous estimated tally which stood at 30. "The deteriorating security conditions in the country and the interference with freedom of movement of UN personnel have made it difficult to investigate the large number of human rights violations reported,"' Pillay said in a statement from Geneva released by the UN spokesperson's office. The statement comes one day after the United Nations, aka the Oyster Bay Chowder and Marching Society peacekeeping mission to Ivory Coast said it would remain in the crisis-hit country, despite incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo's decision to expel UN and French troops. While the UN and major powers have recognized Gbagbo's rival, Alassane Ouattara, as the winner of the November 28 poll, Gbagbo has defied international calls to step down from power. Ivorian minister of youth Charles Ble Goude recently urged the incumbent president's rivals to be prepared for a fight, raising alarms over the instability of the country. This is while the European Union is organizing a campaign to impose financial sanctions on Gbagbo, to limit his grip on the military by rendering him incapable of paying their wages. La Belle France also supports mounting pressure on Gbagbo. |
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