Ivory Coast Political Violence Claims 170 Lives And Counting



UN: More Than 170 Killed In Ivory Coast Violence -- Voice of America

A United Nations official says more than 170 people have been killed over the past week in Ivory Coast, which remains locked in a post-election crisis.

Diplomats discussed Ivory Coast at a meeting of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva Thursday.

The U.N. deputy human rights chief, Kyung-wha Kang, said the U.N. has substantiated at least 173 killings, 90 cases of torture, 471 arrests, and 24 cases of people disappearing in a five-day period beginning last Thursday.

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UN demands halt to Ivory Coast killings -- Yahoo News/AFP
Ivory Coast violence has killed nearly 200: US -- Reuters
Ivory Coast clashes kill 173, says UN -- BBC
Ivory Coast Political Death Toll Reaches 173, UN Says -- Bloomberg
Ivory Coast death toll jumps to 173 -- The Telegraph
U.N.: Over six days, 173 dead in Ivory Coast -- CNN
Pressure, And Deaths, Continue To Grow In Ivory Coast -- NPR
U.S. human rights official, others condemn post-election violence in Ivory Coast -- Washington Post
U.N. Human Rights Council Condemns Violence in Ivory Coast -- Voice of America
UN chief warns of 'real risk' of Ivory Coast civil war -- BBC
Ivory Coast: Life inside Ouattara's hotel -- BBC
Why foreign forces are unlikely to intervene in Ivory Coast -- Christian Science Monitor
Ivory Coast: A country on the edge of chaos -- National Post

My Comment: This is not going to end well. Expect more deaths and a real possibility of civil war breaking out in the new year.

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