Violence Beyond Borders
The Human Rights Crisis in Eastern Chad

Summary

Recommendations

To the Government of Chad

To the Government of Sudan

To the Sudanese Rebel Movements

To the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

To the United Nations Security Council

To the African Union Mission in Sudan

To E.U. members and other donor governments

Background

Human rights consequences of deteriorating Chad-Sudan relations on eastern Chad

Abuses by Chadian government forces in the context of the April 13 attack

Treatment of rebel fighters

Abuses by Darfur rebel groups in eastern Chad

Forced recruitment of refugees

Recruitment of Children

The prohibition on the use of children as combatants

Torture and other mistreatment of refugee recruits

Complicity of Chadian Authorities in Darfur rebel abuses

Abuses by Sudanese “Janjaweed” and Chadian militiamen

The Djawara Massacre of April 12-13, 2006

Escalating tensions? The attack on Koukou-Angarana

June 2006, Number 4

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