Children walk in an Ivorian refugee camp, commonly known as PTP camp, in Grand Gedeh County, eastern Liberia, on May 22, 2012. More than 58,000 Ivorian refugees remain in Liberia as of August 2013, including more than 11,000 at PTP camp. © 2012 REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon Most of the several dozen Ivorian refugees interviewed in Liberia in December 2012 cited land dispossession as among the main reasons why they feel unable to return to Côte d’Ivoire. Other reasons included what they perceived to be a lack of security for proGbagbo supporters and, relatedly, the lack of progress on disarmament. A Liberian refugee official in Zwedru similarly told Human Rights Watch that refugees cited two main reasons for not returning to Côte d’Ivoire: first, security; and second, because of the alleged occupation of their land.168 During field work in western Côte d’Ivoire in February and June 2013, Human Rights Watch documented few targeted abuses by security forces against perceived Gbagbo supporters. Many residents, including Guérés, told Human Rights Watch that the security situation had improved significantly compared to 12 months ago. However, the 168 Human Rights Watch interview with Liberian refugee official, Zwedru, Liberia, December 4, 2012. In December 2012, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), which manages several Ivorian refugee camps in Liberia, reported that “30% of the refugees interviewed in Liberia stated that one reason that they were not returning to their communities of origin was because their house or their land was occupied and 45% stated that general security concerns prevented them from returning.” NRC, “Land Conflict and Food Security in the Liberian-Ivoirian Border Region,” http://www.nrc.no/arch/_img/9672311.pdf (accessed September 2, 2013), p. 19. 57 HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH | OCTOBER 2013