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Ivory Coast withdraws from African Human Rights and Peoples Court

Last updated on September 11th, 2021 at 02:51 pm

Ivory Coast withdrew from the African Human Rights and Peoples Court, a week after the tribunal ordered the West African nation to suspend an arrest warrant against presidential hopeful Guillaume Soro, who on Tuesday was sentenced to 20 years in jail.

The decision to pull out was taken at a weekly cabinet meeting, government spokesman Sidi Toure told reporters on Wednesday in the commercial capital, Abidjan.

“We respect our international commitments, but we also appreciate our sovereignty,” he said.

Soro, a former speaker of parliament and rebel leader, was sentenced in absentia by an Abidjan court after a one-day trial. He was convicted on charges of money laundering and embezzlement, ruling him out of presidential elections scheduled to take place in October.

In concrete terms, this “withdrawal” means that it will no longer be possible for NGOs and private individuals to refer directly to the Court in cases involving the government.

“Withdrawing the right of individuals and NGOs to submit complaints directly to the Court is a step backwards for human rights in Côte d’Ivoire,” said Amnesty International (AI).

Albert Echetah

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