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Police Fires Tear Gas and Use Batons against Protesters

  • Date of Occurrence
    October 20, 2016
  • State/Country
    Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
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Police fired tear gas at and used batons against protesters who were gathering to march against a new draft constitution. Opposition leaders, who described the new constitution as “a step backward for democracy”, were arrested.

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Police hit protesters with batons.

Details
  • Date of Occurrence
    2016-10-20
  • State/Country
    Abidjan
  • Perpetrator
    Police (gendarmes)
  • Legal Foundation
    Articles 7, 19 and 20 of the 2016 constitution.
  • Source
    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ivorycoast-politics-idUSKCN12K1H0
Location

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

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  • Cote d’Ivoire
Rights & Freedom Violated
  • Freedom of Association & Assembly
  • Freedom of Expression
  • Political Restrictions
Mode of Attacks
  • Disruption and Criminalization of Protests
  • Forced Disappearances, Unlawful Arrests and Detention
  • Unlawful Killings, Physical Attacks, Torture, Degrading Treatment
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