Duékoué massacre
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The Duékoué massacre was a large-scale killing of civilians in western Côte d'Ivoire in 2011, widely condemned as one of the worst atrocities of the Second Ivorian Civil War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime against humanity
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massacre ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| aftermath |
calls for accountability and justice
ⓘ
mass displacement of local population ⓘ |
| cause | political conflict between supporters of Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Ouattara ⓘ |
| condemnedBy |
European Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ human rights organizations ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Ivorian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context | post-election violence in Côte d'Ivoire 2010–2011 ⓘ |
| country | Côte d'Ivoire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 2011 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
large-scale killing of civilians
ⓘ
one of the worst atrocities of the Second Ivorian Civil War ⓘ |
| humanRightsViolation |
ethnically targeted violence
ⓘ
extrajudicial killings ⓘ forced displacement ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
Amnesty International
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Human Rights Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ International Criminal Court NERFINISHED ⓘ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCharacterization |
serious violations of human rights law
ⓘ
serious violations of international humanitarian law ⓘ |
| location |
Duékoué
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montagnes District NERFINISHED ⓘ western Côte d'Ivoire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method |
burning of houses
ⓘ
killings with firearms ⓘ killings with machetes ⓘ summary executions ⓘ |
| numberOfVictimsEstimate |
hundreds
ⓘ
more than 300 ⓘ up to 800 ⓘ |
| perpetratorAllegation |
Dozo militias
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Forces Républicaines de Côte d'Ivoire NERFINISHED ⓘ pro-Ouattara forces ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
2010–2011 Ivorian crisis
ⓘ
post-election violence in Duékoué ⓘ |
| targetedGroup |
Guéré civilians
ⓘ
perceived supporters of Laurent Gbagbo ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
March 2011
ⓘ
late March 2011 ⓘ |
| victimType |
Guéré ethnic group members
ⓘ
civilians ⓘ |
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