Cote d’Ivoire: Judicial Intimidation Against Journalists’ Leaders

This summons, issued without clear grounds and targeting a leading trade union figure, constitutes unacceptable pressure and a clear attempt to intimidate the entire journalistic community in Côte d’Ivoire. The IFJ and FAJ also express their solidarity with Bertin N’Guessan, President of the UNJCI Board.

The IFJ and FAJ recall that trade union freedoms and freedom of expression are guaranteed under international law, including ILO Conventions and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’…