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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — An international rights group says in a report today that 13 military leaders from both sides of Ivory Coast’s political divide committed war crimes during months of post-election violence in the West African nation, and it calls on the government to prosecute all suspects equally.
Human Rights Watch also warned that the government’s failure to charge anyone loyal to President Alassane Ouattara over their acts during the six months of violence was setting the stage for “victor’s justice.” Ivory Coast’s justice minister praised part of the report, but said there is no proof to support charges that officials loyal to Ouattara committed crimes.
