When the international media kept beating on Gbagbo I knew he must be doing something right. He was. That's why they removed him.
- police and gendarmerie forces are disarmed and not operational,
- the army is disorganized while numerous officers have fled into exile, - pro-Ouattara warlords of the “Forces Nouvelles” continue to administer the areas which were under their control before April 11, 2011,
- exactions and indictments against the partisans of Mr. Gbagbo continue according to Human Right Watch,
- Human Right Watch also acknowledge that Pro-Gbagbo political prisoners are tortured and humiliated,
- the number of refugees, about 2 million people, continues to rise and there is no sign of their imminent return,
- the freedom of the press is inexistent, the headquarters of newspapers opposed to Ouattara’s regime are besieged, journalists are in jail,
- pro-Ouattara armed men illegally occupy and exploit cocoa and coffee plantations after killing or chasing their rightful owners away,
- in Duekoue and neighboring towns pro-Ouattara forces continue ethnic and political cleansing,
- pro-Ouattara forces still terrorize civilians with their indiscipline and frequent in-fighting,
- the Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation Commission is not credible as Yale Professor Mc Govern testified to the US Senate ,
- political parties are opposed to Ouattara’ regime are not allowed to assemble in a politically healthy environment,
- parliamentary elections are discussed while conditions are far worse than the conditions in which the presidential election of 2010 took place.
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