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African Union court denies Cote d'Ivoire opposition leaders' appeals

The African Court of Human Rights, Arusha, Tanzania, has turned down petitions by former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo and former prime minister Guillaume Soro challenging their bans on running in October elections. © AfPHCR

The African Union's human rights court has rejected petitions by former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo and former prime minister Guillaume Soro to overturn bans on their running in the country's upcoming presidential election.

Gbagbo and Soro petitioned the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights in 2020, arguing their rights had been violated by the Ivorian justice system, which has barred them from standing in the 25 October presidential election.

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