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“They looked AT hIs IdenTITy cArd And shoT hIM deAd”
SIx monthS oF poSt-electoRAl vIolence In côte d'IvoIRe
Image above:
The body of Youssouf Fofana, unlawfully killed by
security forces in his home in Abidjan during the
repression of a pro-Ouattara demonstration in
December 2010 following the contested election.
Image left:
Young militiamen known as Young Patriots were
armed and trained under the former government.
© Amnesty International
Many carried out identity checks at roadblocks
Amnesty International May 2011
Index: AFR 31/002/2011
they erected around Abidjan, often beating
or killing those they suspected of supporting
President Alassane Ouattara.