International Pressure on Ivory Coast Is Increasing
21 December 2010
UN forces patrol outside the UN headquarters in Ivory Coast, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Dec 21, 2010
An increasingly defiant Gbagbo refuses to move aside for Alassane Ouattara, who was recognized by the United Nations and most of the international community as the winner of the Nov 28 presidential run-off.
Since then, the country has been stuck in a tense political gridlock, characterized by street violence that has killed dozens, an attack on U.N. peacekeepers, and what the United Nations says are hundreds of reports of killings and kidnappings.
U.N. Security Council president and U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice, warned Ivorian stakeholders they will be held accountable for attacks against civilians and peacekeepers.
"The members of the Security Council urge all Ivorians to exercise maximum restraint, remain calm, resist provocative actions, refrain from violence, and work together to restore sustainable peace," said Rice.
The U.N. Human Rights office has pointed to evidence of "massive violations of human rights" and says it is investigating reports of the discovery of a mass grave in Abidjan.
ECOWAS and the African Union have suspended Ivory Coast, after recognizing Ouattara as the election winner. The European Union has banned Gbagbo and 17 of his allies.
The United States says it is ready to sanction Gbagbo and his collaborators. White House Spokesman Robert Gibbs said Monday it is "time for Gbagbo to go."
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