UN accuses both sides in Ivorian Coast conflict of violations

Ivorian authorities have said they are setting up a national commission to investigate crimes committed during recent months of violence.

The body aims to "shed light on all the human rights violations committed during the post-electoral crisis," a government spokesperson said. In the meantime, President Alassane Ouattara has promised abuses will not go unpunished.

But on Wednesday, Human Rights Watch claimed that the Abidjan authorities were only investigating abuses committed by Gbagbo's fighters. The decision to create an investigative body was made by at a cabinet meeting, according to a statement from spokesman Bruno Nabagne Kone.

Both Ouattara's forces and those loyal to former President Laurent Gbagbo are accused of atrocities. Ouattara was sworn-in during April, following months of conflict triggered by disputed presidential polls.

The violence in Ivory Coast was triggered by the refusal of Gbagbo to cede power and accept Ouattara's victory in presidential elections last November.

At least 3,000 people were killed in the conflict.