Protesters burn used tires in a clash with Chadian police in the capital, N'Djamena, in October 2022.
Still No Justice for Pro-Democracy Protesters Killed in Chad
Authorities in Chad have refused to carry out a credible investigatation of the the killings and massive crackdown against large-scale protests in Chad in October 2022, Human Rights Watch said in a statement issued on the first anniversary of the protesters' deaths.
In N'Djamena, rights groups and political opposition leaders organized protests to commemorate Friday's anniversary. And in Washington, DC, the chairman and ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee decried the lack of accountability for " for these heinous acts and said in a statement: "We stand with Chadians on the first anniversary of 'Black Thursday.'" The State Department also issued a renewed call for "full investigations of these events and accountability for anyone responsible for human rights violations and abuses."
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Chad: Chad - a Year On, Victims Await Justice
HRW, 20 October 2023
Impunity for "Black Thursday" as Political Space Closes Read more »
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Chad: Supporters, Civil Society Want Withdrawal of Arrest Order for Opposition Leader
VOA, 19 October 2023
Rights groups and the political opposition in Chad have been organizing protests and issuing statements ahead of Friday's first anniversary of a crackdown that killed 128 people… Read more »
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Chad: Cardin, Risch Statement on One Year Anniversary of Black Thursday Massacre in Chad
United States Senate, 20 October 2023
Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement commemorating… Read more »
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Chad: Supporting Accountability for October 20, 2022 Violence in Chad
State Department, 20 October 2023
Government of Chad security forces killed four demonstrators outside the U.S. Embassy in N'Djamena on October 20, 2022. Over the last year and in multiple meetings with senior… Read more »
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Chad: Closing Political Space Ahead of Referendum
HRW, 13 October 2023
Warrant for Opposition Leader; Dozens of Members Arrested Read more »
InFocus
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Chadian rights groups and the political opposition have been organizing protests before the one-year anniversary of the crackdown that killed 128 people and injured over 500 others ... Read more »
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Protesters are angered by the country's continued military rule after junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby was recently sworn in as president for a second time. Prime Min Read more »
