Analysis of the clashes between peacekeepers and civilians in November 2004 in Abidjan and January 2006 and impacts on the human rights situation in the country (role of the French forces, immediate causes of the clashes in 2004, attacks on freedom of expression, violence against foreign nationals and property, use of force by French soldiers, analysis of the clashes in 2006, role of the Ivorian security forces, need for independent inquiries)