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Human Rights – 2005

In July, President Gbagbo used constitutional powers to bypass the National Assembly and promulgate legislation creating the National Commission on Human Rights. The Forces nouvelles had requested the law be passed by the National Assembly, but South African President Thabo Mbeki, mediating on behalf of the African Union, advised Gbagbo to promulgate the law himself.^[1]

[1] “Ivory Coast leader reports passing laws agreed to in peace pact,” The New York Times, July 16, 2005.