Instead of a return to peace and prosperity, Ivory Coast’s long-delayed presidential elections marked a return to brutal conflict—and with it, a severe humanitarian crisis.
Eyewitness to Post-Election Massacres in Ivory Coast
Published October 4, 2011
After Ivory Coast's presidential elections in November 2010, gunmen loyal to ousted leader Laurent Gbagbo and those loyal to challenger Alassane Ouattara committed brutal atrocities. Survivors of massacres in the western part of the country tell about their experience, loss and fear looking ahead.
Read about DiCampo's work on TIME's Global Spin blog.
Survivors tell of the atrocities they witnessed following bitterly contested presidential elections in Ivory Coast.
Pulitzer Center grantee Peter DiCampo's photographs on post-election violence in Ivory Coast are featured in Human Rights Watch’s new report "They Killed Them Like It Was Nothing".
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Peter DiCampo is a documentary photographer whose goal is to contribute his work to a dialogue on international development. He launched his freelance career while also working as a Peace Corps...
