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Senegal Urged to Extradite Hussein Habre
allAfrica.com - Thursday, April 03, 2008
mnesty International and the Chadian human rights league have again renewed their calls to the Senegalese government to extradite the former Chadian president, Hussein Habre, to the special court in Belgium for ... more
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U.N. Calls for Trial of Ex-Chad Dictator
allAfrica.com - Thursday, April 03, 2008
he United Nations' top anti-torture body has rebuked Senegal for failing to bring Chad's exiled former dictator Hissène Habré to justice, Human Rights Watch said today. The panel requested Senegal to prosecute Habré in Senegal, or extradite him to stand trial in Belgium or ... more
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Habre Will Face Trial in Senegal
allAfrica.com - Thursday, April 03, 2008
he African Union has decided that former Chadian president Hissene Habre will take the stand in Senegal to face charges of crimes against humanity, and Senegal's president Abdoulaye Wade has promised that the trial will go ... more
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International Presence Needed for Refugees, IDPs
allAfrica.com - Thursday, April 03, 2008
he head of the United Nations refugee agency today visited strife-torn eastern Chad, calling for a stronger international presence to protect hundreds of thousands of Sudanese fleeing war in their homeland, Chadians displaced by the spreading violence, and aid workers trying to maintain a vital lifeline to the victims of... more
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Speed Up Trial of Chadian Ex-Dictator
allAfrica.com - Thursday, April 03, 2008
ix months after Senegal agreed to an African Union request that it prosecute Chad's former dictator, it has moved very slowly in bringing Hissène Habré to trial on charges of crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said in a briefing paper released ... more
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New Law Will Permit Habré's Trial
allAfrica.com - Thursday, April 03, 2008
he Senegalese National Assembly's adoption on Wednesday of a law to allow Senegalese courts to try the exiled former dictator of Chad, Hissène Habré, is an important step toward justice, Human Rights Watch said ... more
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Thousands Left Homeless By Forced Evictions
allAfrica.com - Thursday, April 03, 2008
hadian authorities forcibly evicted several thousand residents from their homes in N'Djamena, the capital, during a 30-day period in February and March 2008, Human Rights Watch said today. The seizures came during a state of emergency declared by the government on February 15 following a failed coup ... more
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Chad: Thousands Left Homeless by Forced Evictions
Human Rights Watch - Thursday, April 03, 2008
Government Demolished Homes Without Compensation, Due Process
Chadian authorities forcibly evicted several thousand residents from their homes in N’Djamena, the capital, during a 30-day period in February and March 2008, Human Rights Watch said today. The seizures came during a state of emergency declared by the government on February 15 following... more
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Chad: Thousands Left Homeless by Forced Evictions
Human Rights Watch - Thursday, April 03, 2008
Government Demolished Homes Without Compensation, Due Process
Chadian authorities forcibly evicted several thousand residents from their homes in N’Djamena, the capital, during a 30-day period in February and March 2008, Human Rights Watch said today. The seizures came during a state of emergency declared by the government on February 15 following... more
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Gov't Signs Peace Deal with Rebels
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, April 02, 2008
had's government has signed a peace deal with a rebel group in a bid to bring an end to the war being fought across the country. Chad's president and Mahamat Nour Abdelkerim, a rebel leader, signed a peace accord in Libya ending military ... more
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UN Voices 'Extreme Concern' for Tens of Thousands Displaced By Fighting
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, April 02, 2008
nter-communal fighting in eastern Chad near Sudan's war-torn Darfur region has uprooted another 20,000 Chadians within the past three weeks, bringing the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to over 100,000, in addition to more than 220,000 Darfur refugees, the United Nations refugee agency reported ... more
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President Isaias Holds Talks With Libyan And Sudanese Leaders On Darfur Issue
allAfrica.com - Wednesday, April 02, 2008
resident Isaias Afwerki and the Libyan leader, Brother Muammar Al-Khadafi, yesterday held more discussions on strengthening bilateral relations and the Darfur ... more
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Chad Army Repulses Rebel Attack on Town
Topix - Tuesday, April 01, 2008
p> N'DJAMENA, Chad - Rebels attacked a town in eastern Chad on Tuesday but the army repulsed them after a four-hour battle, the prime minister said. via Newsday.com ... more
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UN Chief Concerned Over Rebels Crossing Chadian Border
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, April 01, 2008
ecretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged Chad and Sudan to make every effort to ensure that rebel groups do not use their territory as a staging ground for incursions across their mutual ... more
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Attack Could Signal Larger Offensive Planned
allAfrica.com - Tuesday, April 01, 2008
n attack on government troops early on 1 April at the town of Ade in eastern Chad on the border with Sudan is the first serious attempt by the rebels to challenge government forces since February when the rebels got as far as the capital N'djamena before ... more
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Chad's press unites against presidential curbs
Topix - Monday, March 31, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"With contempt for our concerns and determined to have a showdown with the press, President Deby has signed an ordinance that is without doubt the most liberticidal (freedom-killing) law passed in Chad" Chad's main private newspapers published Thursday a special joint edition to denounce a draconian... more
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Chad - N'Djamena press reappears for first time since state of emergency proclaimed
Topix - Saturday, March 29, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"By working together, the independent press has found a way to return to work and to demand, with a single voice, the repeal of an archaic law adopted in unfair circumstances." Reporters Without Borders provided financial support for the publication today in N'Djamena of a "newspaper... more
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Chad judiciary gives go-ahead for Zoe's Ark pardon
Topix - Saturday, March 29, 2008
p class="lede_quote">"The Higher Judicial Council has given a favourable opinion on the request for a pardon" Chad's Higher Judicial Council, which advises President Idriss Deby on legal matters, gave him the go-ahead on Friday to pardon six French aid workers jailed for eight years for abducting children,... more
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EU Accused of 'Supporting a Dictator'
allAfrica.com - Friday, March 28, 2008
he European Union has been accused of "supporting a dictator" by deploying a military mission to Chad that is largely comprised of troops from France, the country's former colonial ... more
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Yar'Adua Tasks Chad Basin Nations
allAfrica.com - Friday, March 28, 2008
resident Umaru Yar'Adua yesterday urged Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) member states to live up to their responsibilities in order to realise the objectives of the ... more
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