Annex II: Glossary of AcronymsATPDH: Association Tchadienne pour la Promotion et la Défense des Droits de lHomme (Chadian Association for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights) AVCRP: Association Tchadienne des Victimes de Crimes et Répression Politiques (Chadian Association of Victims of Political Repression and Crimes) AVRE: Association pour les Victimes de la Répression en Exil (Association for the Victims of Repression in Exile) BSIR: Brigade Spéciale dIntervention Rapide (Special Rapid Action Brigade); the armed division of the DDS CODOS: short for commandos; armed, anti-Habré opposition groups that fought in southern Chad. DDS: Direction de la Documentation et de la Sécurité (Documentation and Security Directorate) FAN: Habrés Armed Forces of the North; eventually became the regular army, FANT FANT: National Armed Forces of Chad [see FAN above] FIDH: Fédération Internationale des Ligues de Droits de lHomme (International Federation of Human Rights Leagues) GUNT: Gouvernment dUnion Nationale de Transition (Transitional Government of National Unity
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