Côte d'Ivoire: UN expert on racism to examine ethnic aspects of conflict

Doudou Diene, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, is on a 12-day visit to Côte d'Ivoire to examine the role of ethnicity in the context of the country's conflict. He will visit Abidjan, the country's political centre, and its capital, Yamoussoukro, as well as other towns to gather information on the socio-political dynamics in Côte d'Ivoire.