Pro-Ouattara forces violating rights: UN

The UN human rights office said yesterday it was alarmed by reports that pro-Alassane Ouattara forces in Ivory Coast were committing serious human rights violations and urged restraint.
"We've had unconfirmed reports of quite serious human rights violations committed by the Force Republicaines de Cote d'Ivoire, the pro-Ouattara forces," said Rupert Colville, spokesman for the UNHCR.
The reported violations, committed particularly in west Ivory Coast's Guiglo and Daloa areas, include looting, extortion, abductions, arbitrary arrests and ill treatment of civilians, added the spokesman.
They are "alarming enough for us to make the point quite strongly to the forces supporting Ouattara that they should be careful," said Colville.