Côte d’Ivoire
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- republic; multi-party presidential regime established in 1960
- CONSTITUTION
- approved by referendum on July 23, 2000
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on the French system and customary law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court
RELIGIONS
Muslims 35-40%, indigenous beliefs 25-40%, Christians 20-30%
From the country
- MAY 3, 2004Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
Security forces and pro-government militias in Ivory...
Security forces and pro-government militias in Ivory Coast killed at least 120 people, including many innocent civilians, in a two-day crackdown on a banned opposition protest in March, a United Nations report said
- APRIL 11, 2004Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
Cote D’Ivoire’s new Constitution, approved by a national referendum held on July 23 and 24, 2000, provides for the abolition of the death penalty.
Cote D’Ivoire’s new Constitution, approved by a national referendum held on July 23 and 24, 2000, provides for the abolition of the death penalty.
- APRIL 8, 2004Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
Police in Ivory Coast had carried out summary executions...
Police in Ivory Coast had carried out summary executions and made arbitrary arrests following an anti-government demonstration in the country on March 25, Amnesty International said
- APRIL 24, 2003Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
For the first time Cote D'Ivoire was a cosponsor of...
For the first time Cote D'Ivoire was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights, in Geneva
- FEBRUARY 5, 2003Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
A UN report said that death squads responsible for...
A UN report said that death squads responsible for executions in Ivory Coast were linked to government officials in the country
- JANUARY 1, 2003Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
Between July 23 and 24, 2000, 86
Between July 23 and 24, 2000, 86
- DECEMBER 19, 2002Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International said that both loyalist forces...
Amnesty International said that both loyalist forces and rebel groups in Ivory Coast's messy war were carrying out summary executions and other abuses against civilians
- DECEMBER 18, 2002Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
Radio France Internationale reported Ibrahim Doumbia,...
Radio France Internationale reported Ibrahim Doumbia, vice-president of the Ivorian Human Rights Movement, as saying that arbitrary arrests, house searches without warrants, and summary executions had turned into a daily phenomenon in certain parts of the
- NOVEMBER 18, 2002Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
Transport Minister Marcel Amon-Tanoh announced his...
Transport Minister Marcel Amon-Tanoh announced his resignation due to the government's human rights violations
- OCTOBER 16, 2002Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
In Geneva, the United Nations human rights chief Sergio...
In Geneva, the United Nations human rights chief Sergio Vieira de Mello said he was seriously worried about the human rights situation in Ivory Coast
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2002Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
Ivory Coast opposition leader Alassane Ouattara said...
Ivory Coast opposition leader Alassane Ouattara said in an interview that the security forces who executed former junta leader Robert Guei had also tried to kill him the week previously
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2002Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
Relatives of Ivory Coast's former junta leader Robert...
Relatives of Ivory Coast's former junta leader Robert Guei and his wife Rose said that they had been executed by security forces and not in a shootout as was reported on state television