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Republic of the Cote d'Ivoire

Citizenship and Country Documents

US Government Reports 
  • State Department - Country Documents
  • Library of Congress - Law Library of Congress (LLOC)
    • Family Reunification Laws in Selected Jurisdictions - July 2014
Foreign Government Reports
  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • CIV103382.FE - The rights granted to a person with a residency permit - January 2010
    • CIV100041.FE - Identity documents, specifically the national identity card, birth certificate and certificate of nationality; the process for obtaining each of those identity documents and the information that appears on each of them (May 2005) - May 2005
    • CIV42579.FE - Whether Côte d'Ivoire recognizes dual citizenship; whether a person born in Côte d'Ivoire to a Lebanese father and an Ivorian mother can obtain Ivorian citizenship at birth and retain the father's Lebanese citizenship - May 2004
    • CIV41991.FE - The service passport; terms and conditions for obtaining one, privileges associated with this type of passport, and difference between a service passport and a regular passport (1999-September 2003) - Sept 2003

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Children

US Government Reports
  • Department of Labor - Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor -2022, 2021, 2020
Non-Government Organization Reports
  • Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation (ACCORD)
  • Coalition to Stop the use of Child Soldiers - Child Soldiers Global Report - 2008

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Corruption

Disabilities

Non-Government Organization Reports

  • Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation (ACCORD)

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Elections

  • Congressional Research Service Reports (CRS)
    • African Elections in 2020
Non-Government Organization Reports
  • Election Guide - Recent Elections
  • Amnesty International Report
    • "They looked at his identity card and shot him dead" Six months of post-electoral violence in Côte d'Ivoire - 2011
  • Human Rights Watch Profiles
    • "That Land Is My Family's Wealth" Addressing Land Dispossession after Côte d'Ivoire's Post-Election Conflict - Oct 2013
    • "They Killed Them Like It Was Nothing" The Need for Justice for Côte d'Ivoire's Post-Election Crimes - October 2011

    • "Turning Rhetoric into Reality" Accountability for Serious International Crimes in Côte d’Ivoire – Apr. 2013

  • International Crisis Group
    • A critical Period For Ensuring Stability In Cote D' Ivoire - Aug. 2011

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Ethnic Groups / Race

Foreign Government Reports
  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs) -
    • CIV104515.FE - Treatment of members of the Bete ethnicity by the authorities; whether there have been arbitrary arrests of members of the Bete - July 2013
    • CIV100555.FE - Chieftaincies, particularly that of the Agni king and that of the N'gouafoués of Kinimokro; process for choosing the Agni king's headman, and whether mothers must give their eldest sons over to the chieftaincy; the consequences of refusing to conform to the decision of the king and elders, and the state protection available (Sept. 2005) - September 2005
Non-Government Organization Reports
  • Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation (ACCORD)
  • World Directory of Minorities - Overview
  • Human Rights Watch Profiles
    • The New Racism:The Political Manipulation of Ethnicity in Côte d'Ivoire - Aug. 2001
  • Minority Rights Group International - State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - 2016

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Ethnic Groups / Race - Krou

Non-Government Organization Reports
  • World Directory of Minorities - Krou
Foreign Government Reports
  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs) -
    • CIV104515.FE - Côte d'Ivoire: Treatment of members of the Bete ethnicity by the authorities; whether there have been arbitrary arrests of members of the Bete (2010-July 2013) - July 2013

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Ethnic Groups / Race - Lebanese

Foreign Government Reports
  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • CIV42644.FE - Attitude of the government authorities and the Ivorian public toward members of the Lebanese community (both citizens and non-citizens of Côte d'Ivoire) (May 2004) - May 2004

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Ethnic Groups / Race - Manding (Dioula)

Foreign Government Reports
  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • CIV100038.FE - The Dioula people, particularly their physical traits, cultural beliefs, socio-economic situation and language (May 2005) - May 2005
Non-Government Organization Reports

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Ethnic Groups / Race - Voltaic peoples (Senoufo, Lobi)

Non-Government Organization Reports

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Ethnic Groups / Race - Wè

Foreign Government Reports
  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • CIV41868.FE - Current situation of members of the Wè ethnic group, including where they live, their characteristics, and how they are treated by government authorities (2002-Aug. 2003) - August 2003

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Gender

Non-Government Organization Reports
  • Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation (ACCORD)
  • Ireland Refugee Documentation Center
    • Can a "customary" or "religious" marriage be legally recognized; Is there an authority which verifies the authenticity of traditional or customary marriages; Are polygamous marriages valid? - March 2011
  • Human Rights Watch Profiles
    • Afraid and Forgotten: Lawlessness, Rape, and Impunity in Western Côte d'Ivoire - Oct. 2010
    • "My Heart Is Cut" - Sexual violence by rebels and pro-government forces in Cote d’lvoire - Aug. 2007
  • Norwegian Country of Origin Information Centre (Landinfo)
    • Consolidating Gains – Displaced Women’s Housing Land and Property Rights in Africa – May 2021

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Human Rights

US Government Reports Intergovernmental Organization Reports
  • European Support Asylum Office
    • EASO Country of Origin Information Report

Non-Government Organization Reports

  • Amnesty International Report 
    • Amnesty International Reports: The state of the World’s Human Right - Apr. 2024, 2022/2023, 2021/2022 
    • Côte d’Ivoire: Authorities must respect human rights and protect the side of anti-corruption - Feb. 2024 
    • The State of African Regional Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms 2019-2020 - Oct. 2020
    • Cote d'Ivoire: A Toxic Legacy: The case for a medical study of the long-term health impacts of the Trafigura toxic waste dumping - Jan. 2018
    • Côte d'Ivoire: Arbitrary detention of actual or perceived supporters of Laurent Gbagbo - 2011
    • "They looked at his identity card and shot him dead" Six months of post-electoral violence in Côte d'Ivoire - 2011
  • Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation (ACCORD)
  • Freedom House - 2023, 2022
  • Human Rights Watch - 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014
  • Human Rights Watch Profile
    • “The Best School” - Student Violence, Impunity, and the Crisis in Côte d’Ivoire - May 2018
    • "A long way from Reconciliation" - Abusive Military Crackdown in Response to Security Threats in Côte d’Ivoire - Nov. 2012
    • "Because they have the guns . . . I'm left with nothing." The Price of Continuing Impunity in Côte d'Ivoire - May 2006
    • Country on a Precipice:The Precarious State of Human Rights and Civilian Protection in Côte d'Ivoire - May 2005

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Justice System

Foreign Government Reports
  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • CIV42108.FE - Assita Sylla, who was allegedly arrested by the Ivorian government for helping soldiers in an attempted coup; date of the attempted coup; date of Assita Sylla's arrest and whether she was released - November 2003
Non-Government Organization Reports
  • Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation (ACCORD)
  • Human Rights Watch
    • "Justice Reestablishes Balance” - Delivering Credible Accountability for Serious Abuses in Côte d’Ivoire - Mar. 2016

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Law

US Government Reports
  • Library of Congress - Law Library of Congress (LLOC)
    • Family Reunification Laws in Selected Jurisdictions - July 2014

Maps

Non-Goverment Reports

  • Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation (ACCORD)
    • Côte d'Ivoire COI Compilation - Sept 2021

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Medical Availability

Intergovernmental Organization Reports

  • World Health Organization Page

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Political Figures and Parties

US Government Reports Foreign Government Reports
  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • CIV103471.FE - The Rassemblement des républicains (RDR), including its links to the Rassemblement des houphouétistes pour la démocratie et la paix (RHDP), its position in the political arena and the treatment of the RHDP and RDR members by the authorities - June 2010
    • CIV101004.FE - The Front for the Liberation of the Great West (FLGO), the Patriotic Alliance of the Wê (AP-Wê), the Union of Patriots for the Resistance of the Great West (UPRGO) and the Ivorian Movement for the Liberation of the West of Côte d'Ivoire (MILOCI); the government's attitude toward members and supporters of these four groups (2005 - 2006) - Feb 2006
Non-Government Organization Reports
  • Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation (ACCORD)
  • Human Rights Watch
    • Government abuses in response to army revolt - Nov. 2002
  • International Crisis Group
    • Cote D’Ivoire: Defusing Tensions - Nov. 2012

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Refugees / IDPs

US Government Reports Non-Government Organization Reports
  • Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
    • Country Report on internal displacement in 2021 - Dec. 2021 
    • Severity of internal displacement  - Nov. 2021

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Religion

US Government Reports Non-Government Organization Reports
  • Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
    • Severity of internal displacement  - Nov. 2021
  • Ireland Refugee Documentation Center
    • Treatment of Muslims in Cote d'Ivoire - Oct 2011

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Sexual Orientation

 Foreign Government Reports
  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • CIV200766.FE - Treatment of individuals with diverse sexual orientation and gender identity and expression (SOGIE) by society and authorities, including legislation, state protection and support services (2019–August 2021) - October 2021
    • CIV100556.FE - Situation of homosexuals, particularly their treatment by government authorities and the general public (September 2005) - December 2005
Non-Government Organization Reports

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Specific Country Issues - Armed Conflict

Foreign Government Reports
  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • CIV103074.E - Reports of the government ill-treating individuals released from captivity by rebel groups; whether such individuals are perceived as rebel sympathizers; treatment of individuals perceived as rebel sympathizers (2004 - 2008) - February 2009
Non-Government Organization Reports
  • Amnesty International
    • Anti-Corruption Fight in Peril – Crackdown on Anti-Corruption Human Rights Defenders in West and Central Africa - July 2023
    • Communities shattered by arms proliferation and abuse in Côte d'Ivoire - 2013
  • International Crisis Group
    • Keeping Jihadists Out of Northern Côte d’Ivoire - Aug. 2023
    • Cote D'Ivoire: Is War The Only Option? - Mar. 2011

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Specific Country Issues - Female Genital Mutilation

Foreign Government
  • Norwegian Country of Origin Information Centre (Landinfo)
    • Female genital mutilation of women in West Africa - Jan. 2009

Non-Government Organization Reports

  • Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation (ACCORD)

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Speech / Press / Internet

Non-Government Organization Reports

  • Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation (ACCORD)

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Timeline

Trafficking

US Government Reports

Intergovernmental Organization Reports

  • United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime - Global Report on Trafficking in Persons - 2009

Non-Government Organization Reports

  • Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation (ACCORD)

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Terrorism

  US Government Reports

  • State Department Country Reports on Terrorism - 2021, 

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Torture

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Updated April 30, 2024