Post-election probe into Ivory Coast's mass killings

Human rights groups such as Amnesty International are investigating reports of mass killings and human rights violations in western of Ivory Coast - violations they allege were committed by Alassane Ouattara's forces and Laurent Gbagbo soldiers during months of post-election violence.
Haru Mutasa travelled to the village of Carrefour in western Ivory Coast where mass killings are said to have taken place. Al Jazeera

Gbagbo forces behind Abidjan 'atrocity'

The UN peacekeeping mission in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) has released a statement saying forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo, the country's incumbent leader, opened fire on civilians in Abidjan on Monday, killing about a dozen people.

The organisation said that in another incident, a group of pro-Gbagbo youths put a tyre around a young man and burnt him alive in the Riviera area of the city, and that another group "savagely attacked" two UN staff.

"With the increase in human rights violations and barbaric practices, there are grounds for wondering whether President Gbagbo is still in charge of his forces and supporters," Tuesday's statement said.

"UNOCI believes it is imperative to end this spiral of violence by finding a definitive solution to the political impasse which stemmed from the post-electoral crisis."

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