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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.

    Actions Taken

    Police hit protesters with batons.

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    • Date of Occurrence

      2016-10-20

    • State/Country

      Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

    • Perpetrator

      Police (gendarmes)

    • Legal Foundation

      Articles 7, 19 and 20 of the 2016 constitution.

    • Source

      https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ivorycoast-politics-idUSKCN12K1H0

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    Rights & Freedom Violated
    • Right to Freedom of Association & Assembly
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