Cote d'Ivoire: Open letter to the President of Cote d'Ivoire

Index Number: AFR 31/001/1999
Date Published: 14 December 1999
Categories: Africa, Cote D'ivoire

In this open letter to the President of Côte d'Ivoire Amnesty International expresses its concern following the conviction on 12 November 1999 of 16 leaders of the opposition party. Amnesty International believes these people to be prisoners of conscience, detained solely on account of their political opinions.