Spotlight IVORY COAST Issue dated 10/02/2016

Scales of justice out of kilter under Ouattara

While Alassane Ouattara is quick to praise the impartiality of the international justice system where Laurent Gbagbo's trial is concerned, the Ivorian president could not boast the same for his own country's courts. Special privileges for some, partiality, and protection [...] (605 words)

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