Chad

African Al Qaeda Should Stop Targeting Civilians

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:01:00 -0700

(Dakar) - Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has in recent months stepped up targeting tourists and aid workers for murder and kidnapping in Mali, Niger, and Mauritania, Human Rights Watch said today. AQIM should immediately and unconditionally free hostages in its custody and end attacks on civilians, Human Rights Watch said.

Chad: Inside a Dictator's Secret Police

Reed Brody — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:38:58 -0800

For the two decades that he has been free, Souleymane Guengueng has constantly relived the two years he spent in a Chadian prison, where he watched hundreds of cellmates die from torture and disease.

UN: Keep Peacekeepers in Chad

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:10:39 -0800

Letter to UN Security Council on Consequences of MINURCAT Withdrawal from Chad

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:52:52 -0800

To: Ambassadors of the Member States of the United Nations Security Council

Your Excellency,

Chad: Habré Knew of Deaths in His Jails

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:18:18 -0800

(Dakar) - A new study shows that Hissène Habré, the former dictator of Chad, was well-informed of the hundreds of deaths in prisons operated by his political police, a coalition of human rights organizations said today. The announcement came on the eve of the 10th anniversary of his indictment in Senegal.

AU Should Stand with Victims, Not Abusers

Param-Preet Singh, Counsel, International Justice Program — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:52:24 -0700

Respect for the rule of law is one of the founding principles of the African Union (AU). It should therefore come as no surprise that African states make up the largest regional membership bloc of the International Criminal Court (ICC), whose mission is to tackle the worst crimes known to humankind when national courts cannot or will not do so.

African Civil Society Urges African States Parties to the Rome Statute to Reaffirm Their Commitment to the ICC

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:40:56 -0700

On 3 July 2009 the African Union (AU) agreed that its members should withhold cooperation from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the arrest and surrender of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. The court issued its arrest warrant for President al-Bashir on 4 March 2009 for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Darfur.

AU: Push Senegal to Try Habré

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:45:01 -0700

(Sirte, Libya) – Three years after asking Senegal to prosecute the former dictator of Chad, Hissène Habré, the African Union should ensure that the trial finally begins to move forward, eight African and international human rights groups said today. African heads of state will come together in Sirte, Libya on July 1, 2009, for an AU summit.

African Union: Focus on Justice in Somalia, Chad

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:22:00 -0700

Letter to AU Heads of State in Advance of Libya Summit

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:03:53 -0700

Your Excellency,

As you meet for your summit in Libya, we write to ask you to address a few of Africa's most pressing human rights concerns-security in Somalia, accountability for crimes in Chad, and support for the International Criminal Court.