08.05.2012 - Source:World Organisation Against Torture 

"Tchad: Harcèlement judiciaire à l'encontre de M. Deuzoumbe Passalet [TCD 001 / 1211 / OBS 143.2]"

Judicial harassment against Daniel Deuzoumbé Passalet, president of the human rights organisation Droits de l'Homme sans frontières (DHSF) [ID 216786]

01.05.2012 - Source:BBC News 

"Boko Haram regional force call"

After a wave of attacks in northern Nigeria Chadian president Idriss Deby calls for urgent creation of a regional force to tackle Boko Haram Islamist militants; Deby deems Boko Haram a threat to the entire region around lake Chad [ID 215474]

25.04.2012 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"Fire destroys 40 homes in Chad refugee camp eastern Chad" , Author: Radio Dabanga

Eastern Chad, Jebel refugee camp: A fire destroyed 40 homes, killing 4 children; there are now around 60 families left without shelter [ID 215061]

20.04.2012 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"8 displaced women raped in South Darfur, eastern Chad camps" , Author: Radio Dabanga

South Darfur: 4 women were raped by armed men in Dereig camp; Eastern Chad: 4 women from Arkasoni refugee camp were raped; one witness to the crime was severely beaten by the perpetrators [ID 215014]

19.04.2012 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Further information on Urgent Action: 30/12 [AFR 20/005/2012]"

Sabbangali, N'Djamena: More than 600 people forcibly evicted from their homes, have been offered compensation and allocated plots of land to rebuild their houses in another area of N'Djamena [ID 214453]

13.04.2012 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"Plus de 150 Tchadiens prisonniers en Libye libérés et rapatriés" , Author: Agence France-Presse

According to a journalist from AFP, about 150 Chadians held prisoner in Libya during the civil war that toppled Muammar Gaddafi were released and repatriated [ID 213853]

04.04.2012 - Source:UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights 

"Crucial Time For Human Rights In Chad"

United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Kyung-wha Kang, names food crisis, violence against women, impunity, judicial capacity, judicial independence and forced evictions as key-human rights issues in Chad [ID 214171]

04.04.2012 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"Camp leaders in eastern Chad deny voluntary return to Darfur" , Author: Radio Dabanga

According to leaders of 7 refugee camps in Eastern Chad, claims of voluntary return to Darfur by the UN and the Sudanese government are "false and misleading" [ID 214687]

04.2012 - Source:Child Soldiers International (formerly: Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers) 

"Better than cure: Preventing the recruitment and use of children in the Chadian national army"

Report on the recruitment and use of children in the national army (armed conflict and ongoing insecurity; the national army; legislation; recruitment procedures and practises; release, recovery and reintegration; accountability; the Action Plan on children associated with armed forces and groups) [ID 214242]

30.03.2012 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"Chadian returnees from Libya need reintegration support: IOM" , Author: International Organisation for Migration (IOM)

Chadian migrants returning from Libya are in urgent need of reintegration support in their communities; returnees are struggling financially to provide for themselves and their families [ID 212864]

22.03.2012 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"Darfuri refugees severely lacking medical treatment in eastern Chad" , Author: Radio Dabanga

Eastern Chad: Darfuri refugees lack access to medical treatment [ID 212513]

14.03.2012 - Source:Institute for War and Peace Reporting 

"Who's Heard of Hissène Habré?"

Senegalese government decided not to prosecute former Chadian president Hissène Habré; Belgium is seeking to get him extradited and prosecute him for alleged crimes against humanity [ID 212142]

13.03.2012 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

"Alarm rung late, food running out"

Thousands of people running out of food due to late government recognition of a crisis, slow reaction from aid agencies and pipeline constraints at border [ID 211804]

06.03.2012 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

"Migrants fleeing Boko Haram violence await aid"

Some 1,000 migrants, most of them children separated from families, are waiting for humanitarian aid in western Chad after having fled Boko Haram-related violence in Nigeria, says IOM [ID 211300]

03.2012 - Source:Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik 

"Die Folgen des Libyen-Konflikts für Afrika"

Report on the consequences of the conflict in Libya on other African countries [ID 211153]

28.02.2012 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

"Military offensive creating humanitarian problems"

Operations to help IDPs in Central African Republic (CAR) are hampered as joint military offensive between CAR and Chad try to oust Chad's Front Populaire pour le Redressement [ID 211030]

12.02.2012 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"Five girls attacked at Chad refugee camp" , Author: Radio Dabanga

Eastern Chad, Gaga refugee camp: 5 girls were attacked by a group of unknown men and severely beaten [ID 211445]

03.02.2012 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Chad: Government must investigate the enforced disappearance of Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh [AFR 20/003/2012]"

Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh, leader of the Party for Freedom and Development, was arrested on 3 February 2008 in N’Djamena by members of the security services; his fate and whereabouts are unknown and those responsible for his enforced disappearance have not been brought to justice [ID 209685]

01.02.2012 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Chad: Families evicted despite promises from mayor [AFR 20/004/2012]"

N’Djamena: Over 670 people have been forcibly evicted and their homes destroyed to enable the construction of a hotel to take place; this is despite reassurances from the local Mayor that they would be allowed enough time to find alternative accommodation [ID 209682]

17.01.2012 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Further information on Urgent Action: 336/11 [AFR 20/002/2012]"

Human rights activist Daniel Deuzoumbe Passalet was released without charge on 30 December 2011; he was arrested on 19 December over an interview he had given about impunity for the death of 10 men in the custody of the Chadian National Gendarmerie [ID 208646]

13.01.2012 - Source:UN General Assembly 

"Conflict-related sexual violence : report of the Secretary-General [A/66/657–S/2012/33]"

Report of the UN Secretary-General on conflict-related sexual violence [ID 210479]

12.01.2012 - Source:World Organisation Against Torture 

"Libération de M. Daniel Deuzoumbé Passalet [TCD 001 / 1211 / OBS 143.1]"

On 30 December 2011, Daniel Deuzoumbé Passalet, President of the human rights organisation "Droits de l'Homme sans frontières", was found not guilty and released after 11 days of detention [ID 209101]

01.2012 - Source:Amnesty International 

"No Arms for Atrocities or Abuses: Commit to an effective Arms Trade Treaty [ACT 30/001/2012]"

Report on 5 cases of human rights violations committed or facilitated using conventional arms in law enforcement or military operations [ID 208942]

2012 - Source:Freedom House 

"Insult Laws: Insulting to Press Freedom; A Guide to Evolution of Insult Laws in 2010" , Author: World Press Freedom Committee; Freedom House

Joint report by the World Press Freedom Committee and Freedom House on the evolution of insult laws in 2010 [ID 214039]

31.12.2011 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"Women raped near Eastern Chad refugee camp" , Author: Radio Dabanga

Eastern Chad: 4 women from Darfur raped by 4 gunmen near Gaga refugee camp; a fifth women suffered a beating but managed to escape [ID 208191]