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February 28, 2025 Dispatches

No Clarity Over Chadian Opposition Member’s Death

A Year After Yaya Dillo Killed by Security Forces, Questions Remain

Political opposition leader Yaya Dillo gives a press conference on April 30, 2021, in N’Djamena, Chad. Dillo was killed on February 28, 2024, by security forces at his party’s headquarters in the capital.
January 16, 2025 News Release

Central Africa: Crackdowns on Democratic Space

Wartime Abuses Rampant with Little Accountability

Chadian soldiers wait to cast their votes in the presidential elections, N'djamena, Chad, May 5, 2024.
November 26, 2024 Report

Chad: No Justice for Post Election Celebratory Shooting

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A resident of the Ridina district in N'Djamena shows the fragments of a projectile, that fell into a house on May 9, 2024, in N'Djamena following the announcement of the provisional results of the Chad presidential elections.
October 4, 2024 News Release

Chad: Discussion on Justice for Past Crimes Blocked

Human Rights Watch Ex-Counsel Detained, Expelled; Conference Canceled

Reed Brody, left, and Souleyman Guengueng, in Dakar, Senegal, July 13, 2015.
August 6, 2024 News Release

Chad: Abuse, Deaths at Koro Toro Prison

Accountability Needed for Death, Torture, Inhumane Treatment, Forced Labor

Prison buildings in a desert
May 13, 2024 News Release

Chad: Political Transition Ends with Déby’s Election

Ex-President’s Son Declared Winner; Opponent Killed in Lead Up to the Vote

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March 1, 2024 News Release

Chad: Prominent Opposition Leader Killed

Investigate Yaya Dillo's Death During Crackdown by Security Forces

Political opposition leader Yaya Dillo gives a press conference on April 30, 2021, in N’Djamena, Chad. Dillo was killed on February 28, 2024, by security forces at his party’s headquarters in the capital.
February 28, 2024 Dispatches

Chadian Commission President Removed at Critical Moment

Mahamat Nour Ahmat Ibédou Ensured Human Rights Body’s Independence

Chadian civil society leader Mahamat Nour Ibédou (center) attends a press conference in N'Djamena, Chad, February 5, 2018.
December 15, 2023 Dispatches

Will Referendum in Chad Lead to Democracy?

Unlawful Transition Marks a New Chapter

A general view of a banner of the National Rally for Democracy in Chad calling on citizens to stay at home during the referendum vote, in N'Djamena on December 13, 2023.
December 14, 2023 News Release

Chad: Amnesty Law Cheats Victims

Law Enshrines Impunity, Rewards Abusers

Injured protesters at the Union de Chagoua hospital after a banned protest over the ruling junta’s grip on power on October 20, 2022, in N'Djamena, Chad.
October 20, 2023 News Release

Chad: A Year On, Victims Await Justice

Impunity for "Black Thursday" as Political Space Closes

A barricade is set on fire during anti- government barricades in N'Djamena, Chad, October 20, 2022.
October 13, 2023 News Release

Chad: Closing Political Space Ahead of Referendum

Warrant for Opposition Leader; Dozens of Members Arrested

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September 1, 2023 Dispatches

Troubling Development for Free Speech in Chad

Authorities Suspend News Site

Djimet Wiché, the publishing director of Alwihda Info, in his studio in 2023.
May 26, 2023 News Release

Chad: Still No Reparations for Hissène Habré’s Victims

African Union, Chad Fail Victims 7 Years After Late President’s Conviction

Hissène Habré’s victims march for reparations, Ndjaména, Chad
January 23, 2023 Report

Chad: Justice Needed for October Crackdown

Investigate Killings, Torture, Deaths in Custody, Unlawful Detentions

Relatives and friends gather at the October 28 burial ceremony of Chadian journalist, Oredje Narcisse,  killed during a pro-democracy demonstration, in N'Djamena, Chad.

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