Cote d’Ivoire’s human rights league, la Ligue Ivoirienne des Droits de l’Homme (LIDHO), has condemned the repression unleashed on demonstrators on Monday and a decision by the ruling CNSP to reinstate a travel ban on politicians.
The declaration, dated 31 July, followed the beating, humiliation and detention by the military of young people who had tried to stage a demonstration in favour of statements by French Cooperation Minister Charles Josselin.
Among other things, Josselin had called on the Ivoirian government not to exclude eligible candidates from the presidential race in September. This led some groups to demonstrate last week against him and the French government.
LIDHO also condemned the travel ban, lifted on Thursday then reinstated on Friday, as a violation of freedom of movement.
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