CIVICUS discusses the challenges facing civil society in Côte d’Ivoire with Marthe Coulibaly, National Coordinator of the Ivorian Coalition of Human Rights Defenders (CIDDH).
Ivorian civil society is concerned about a decree on civil society organisations (CSOs) that restricts the fundamental rights of CSOs and human rights defenders. The decree limits freedom of association, imposes sanctions and allows the authorities to dissolve CSOs.
