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Press Release
Chad: New Amnesty International Report Documents Children Compelled to Join Chadian Military and Armed Groups
A new report by Amnesty International documents children recruited from displacement camps to join Chadian military and...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Chad: Government must arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir during visit
Amnesty International today called on the Chadian authorities to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and surrender him...
March 27, 2011
Report
Annual Report: Chad 2010
Head of state Idriss Déby Itno Head of government Youssouf Saleh Abbas Death penalty retentionist Population 11.2 million Life expectancy 48.6 years Under-5 mortality (m/f)220/201 per 1,000 Adult literacy 31.8 per cent Human rights abuses and instability continued to mark eastern Chad despite the deployment of a UN peace-keeping mission. Civilians and humanitarian workers were killed and abducted; women and girls were victims of rape and other violence; and children were used as soldiers. The authorities failed to take adequate action to protect civilians from attacks by bandits and armed groups. Suspected political opponents were unlawfully arrested, arbitrarily detained and…
March 19, 2011