Are We Citizens of this Country? Civilians in Chad unprotected from Janjawid attacks

Submitted by crinadmin on Tue, 30/01/2007 - 12:36

This report documents evidence of the deliberate and targeted killing of communities, the rape and other crimes of violence against women, and the destruction of homes and civilian property in eastern Chad. Amnesty International’s research focused on the Dar Silah region but Amnesty International is concerned that such human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law have been committed throughout eastern Chad. Amnesty International’s research strongly suggests that killings, rape and forced displacement have been committed in a systematic and widespread manner and that crimes against humanity have been committed. In some cases such acts have constituted war crimes.

Further information

Chad: Civilians left unprotected as brutal Janjawid attacks reach 150 kilometres inside Chad (4 December 2007)
High Commissioner for refugess visits Chad among growing insecurity (12 December 2006)
CRIN's information page on Chad
CRIN's information page on Chad

pdf: http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAFR200012007

Organisation:

Amnesty International - International Secretariat

Attachment Link:

http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAFR200012007

Countries

Sudan

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