Arms proliferation and abuse shatter communities in Côte d'Ivoire

Headline Title: Arms proliferation and abuse shatter communities in Côte d'Ivoire 20 March 2013 Reckless and illegal arms supplies from Europe, Africa and China to the warring parties in Côte d'Ivoire over the past decade continue to fuel grave human rights abuses and violent crime in the country, Amnesty International said in a detailed report launched at the United Nations (UN) headquarters. The 33-page report, Communities shattered by arms proliferation and abuse in Côte d’Ivoire, documents how a handful of states and a network of multinational arms traffickers supplied weapons…

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