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Chad: Refugee women face high levels of rape inside and outside camps despite UN presence

30 Sep

Posted by Otto as Human Rights

Darfuri refugee women and girls face high levels of rape and other violence on a daily basis both inside and outside refugee camps in eastern Chad, despite the presence of UN security forces, a new Amnesty International report reveals.
In No place for us here: Violence against refugee women in eastern Chad, Amnesty International documents rape [...]

Tags: Chad, Darfur, UN

UN: Urge Chad to Free Child Soldiers

04 Sep

Posted by Otto as Human Rights

Recruitment and Use of Children Persists Despite Government Commitments
The Security Council working group on children and armed conflict should urge Chad to take measurable, concrete steps to demobilize children from its armed forces and stop continued recruitment, Human Rights Watch said in a letter today.
On September 5, 2008, the working group will discuss violations of [...]

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