Chad

Genocide Alerts: Chad

Genocide Watch declared a Genocide Warning for Chad in November 2005, renewed in April 2006 and January 2008.  Sudanese government backed Janjaweed militias have crossed the Chad border from Sudan, where they have raided dozens of black African Chadian villages, murdering, pillaging, and displacing civilians, just as they have done in Darfur, Sudan.  Sudanese government supported "rebels" have made three attempts to overthrow the Chadian

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Country Profile: Chad

Chad remains at Stage 6, the Preparation stage preceding genocideby Genocide Watch9 February 2012Since its independence from France in 1965, Chad’s history has been marked by tensions between the Arab-Muslim North and the Christian and traditional South.In 1962, Hissène Habré seized power. During his rule, thousands of political killings and widespread torture took place. The killings included genocidal massacres against various ethnic groups

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Articles

Chad ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Shining light on Bashir's crimes in an unconventional way By Julia Boccagno, United to End Genocide 22 April 2013 Engaging in a creative protest to shine a light on the actions of the government of Chad, members of the Darfuri diaspora and activists with the BashirWatch project gathered at the Embassy of Chad with a giant video

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Archived Updates

8 February 2013, "Senegal: Trial for Chad’s Ex-Ruler," by the New York Times 20 July 2012 "Ex Chad leader must be tried"  By GhannaMMA 12 March 2012 "Hague Court to Decide Where Former Dictator of Chad Will Be Tried," by Marlise Simons, The New York Times 9 February 2012 "Country profile on Chad," by Genocide Watch 13 December 2011 "Chad failed to arrest Sudanese President, ICC tells Security Council" by UN News Center 21 July 2010 "Chad refuses

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