Violence Beyond Borders: The Human Rights Crisis in Eastern Chad

Author:
Human Rights Watch
Publisher:
Human Rights Watch
Publication Date:
21 June 2006
Tags:
Chad, Sudan, Conflict, Peace and Security, Banking and Insurance, Corruption, Arms and Military Affairs, Conflict, Peace and Security

This Human Rights Watch briefing paper documents a drastic deterioration in the human rights situation on the Chad side of the Chad-Sudan border, where Sudanese government-backed “Janjaweed” militias raid at will, and Darfur rebels opposed to Khartoum forcibly recruit Sudanese refugees, including children, to serve as rebel fighters.

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