Reports of soldiers who left the Chadian army to join the Movement for Democracy and Development (MDD) and the subsequent arrests of their family members (August 1998) [TCD32987.E]

No reports of soldiers leaving the Chadian army to join the Movement for Democracy and Development (MDD) in August 1998 could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Sources Consulted


Africa Confidential [London]. 1998-September 1999.

Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series [Oxford]. 1998-January 1998.

Amnesty International Reports. 1998-1999.

L'autre Afrique [Paris]. 1998-October 1999.

Country Reports. 1998-1999.

Jeune Afrique [Paris]. 1998-October 1999.

La Lettre hebdomadaire de la FIDH [Paris]. August-August 1999.

Mondes rebelles. 1999.

NewAfrican [London]. 1998-September 1999.

Le nouvel Afrique-Asie [Paris]. 1998-September 1999.

West Africa [London]. 1998-1999.

Electronic sources: IRB databases, Internet, LEXIS/NEXIS, World Network Connection (WNC), Internet searches, including Relief Website, FIDH Website.