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I- UN DOCUMENTS

Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

- Note Verbale from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Sudan, 3 September 2007, A/HRC/6/G/7
http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G07/139/24/PDF/G0713924.pdf?OpenElement

- Report of the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Leandro Despouy - Situations in specific countries or territories, 5 April 2007, A/HRC/4/25/Add.1
http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G07/128/12/PDF/G0712812.pdf?OpenElement

- Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights defenders, Hina Jilani - Summary of cases transmitted to Governments and replies received, 27 March 2007, A/HRC/4/37/Add.1 http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G07/122/01/PDF/G0712201.pdf?OpenElement

- Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Ambeyi Ligabo - Summary of cases transmitted to Governments and replies received, 26 March 2007, A/HRC/4/27/Add.1
http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G07/121/77/PDF/G0712177.pdf?OpenElement

- Report of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, 25 January 2007, A/HRC/4/41
http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G07/105/30/PDF/G0710530.pdf?OpenElement

- Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Manfred Nowak, 15 January 2007, A/HRC/4/33
http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G07/102/15/PDF/G0710215.pdf?OpenElement

- Report of the Working Group on enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, January 2007, A/HRC/4/41 http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G07/105/30/PDF/G0710530.pdf?OpenElement

- Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Jean Ziegler, 1 September 2006, A/61/306 http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N06/486/28/PDF/N0648628.pdf?OpenElement

- Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights defenders, Hina Jilani, Summary of cases transmitted to Governments and replies received – Corrigendum, 16 June 2006, E/CN.4/2006/95/Add.1/Corr.2
http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G06/124/69/PDF/G0612469.pdf?OpenElement

- Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights defenders, Hina Jilani, Summary of cases transmitted to Governments and replies received – Corrigendum, 27 March 2006, E/CN.4/2006/95/Add.1/Corr.1
http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G06/122/44/PDF/G0612244.pdf?OpenElement

- Report of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, Juan Miguel Petit, Communications to and from Governments, 27 March 2006, E/CN.4/2006/67/Add.1

http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G06/121/93/PDF/G0612193.pdf?OpenElement

- Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Yakin Ertürk, Communications to and from Governments, 27 March 2006, E/CN.4/2006/61/Add.1
http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G06/121/87/PDF/G0612187.pdf?OpenElement

- Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Ambeyi Ligabo, Summary of cases transmitted to Governments and replies received, 27 March 2006, E/CN.4/2006/55/Add.1
http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G06/121/12/PDF/G0612112.pdf?OpenElement

- Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Philip Alston, Summary of cases transmitted to Governments and replies received, 27 March 2006, E/CN.4/2006/53/Add.1

http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G06/121/83/PDF/G0612183.pdf?OpenElement

- Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights defenders, Hina Jilani, Summary of cases transmitted to Governments and replies received, 22 March 2006, E/CN.4/2006/95/Add.1
http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G06/119/58/PDF/G0611958.pdf?OpenElement

- Report submitted by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights defenders, Hina Jilani - Compilation of developments in the area of human rights defenders, 6 March 2006, E/CN.4/2006/95/Add.5
http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G06/122/53/PDF/G0612253.pdf?OpenElement

- Report of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, 27 December 2005, E/CN.4/2006/56
http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G05/168/77/PDF/G0516877.pdf?OpenElement

- Report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Chad, Mónica Pinto, 27 January 2005, E/CN.4/2005/121
http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G05/105/05/PDF/G0510505.pdf?OpenElement

- Technical cooperation and advisory services in Chad, December 2004, E/2004/INF/2/Add.1 http://www.un.org/docs/ecosoc/documents/2004/decisions/edec2004-228.pdf

- Technical cooperation and advisory services in Chad, 21 April 2004, E/CN.4/RES/2004/85
http://ap.ohchr.org/documents/F/CHR/resolutions/E-CN_4-RES-2004-85.doc

- Technical cooperation and advisory services in Chad, 25 April 2003, E/CN.4/RES/2003/81 -
http://ap.ohchr.org/documents/F/CHR/resolutions/E-CN_4-RES-2003-81.doc

Secretary General’s Reports to the Security Council

http://www.un.org/documents/repsc.htm

- Report of the Secretary- General on Chad and CAR, 10 August 2007, S/2007/488 http://www.internal-displacement.org/8025708F004CE90B/(httpDocuments)/CE613304D665D85DC1257346002D237B/$file/SG+report.pdf

- Report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in Chad, 3 July 2007, S/2007/400 http://www.internal-displacement.org/8025708F004CE90B/(httpDocuments)/BF23791703C23801C125734F0022CA31/$file/UN+report+on+children.pdf

- Report of the Secretary-General on Chad and the CAR, 10 August 2007, S/2007/488,
http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N07/448/21/PDF/N0744821.pdf?OpenElement

- Report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in Chad, 3 July 2007, S/2007/400 http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N07/390/23/PDF/N0739023.pdf?OpenElement

- Report of the Secretary-General on Chad and the CAR, 23 February 2007, S/2007/97
http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N07/242/07/PDF/N0724207.pdf?OpenElement

Security Council documents

- UN Security Council Resolution 1778, 25 September 2007, S/RES/1778,
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2007/sc9127.doc.htm

- Letter dated 30 November 2006 from the Secretary-General to the President of the Security Council (United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office in the Central African Republic (BONUCA)) http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N06/639/10/PDF/N0663910.pdf?OpenElement

- Report of the Security Council mission to the Sudan and Chad, 22 June 2006, S/2006/ 433 http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N06/388/65/PDF/N0638865.pdf?OpenElement

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA)

- Consolidated Appeals process: Mid-year Review of the Appeal 2007 for Chad, July 2007, http://www.internal-displacement.org/8025708F004CE90B/(httpDocuments)/98FC51CDA810CC3CC125731B003F303A/$file/MYR_2007_Chad_SCREEN.pdf

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination:

- Summary Record - 27/09/1996 - CERD/C/SR.1060
http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/fe17543f2ea94af9802565e1003a2537?Opendocument

- State Party Report - 12/04/1995 - CERD/C/259/Add.1
http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/ef286c773bfd33258025655b004f6ea4?Opendocument

- Concluding Observations/Comments - 22/09/1995 - A/50/18,paras.653-668
http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/42c129ad23e09f3cc12563ea004fba93?Opendocument

- Concluding observations (1995)
http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/A.50.18,paras.653-668.En?Opendocument

- Concluding Observations/Comments - 12/08/1994 - A/49/18,paras.552-565
http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/2972f48c081d30c5c1256a7f0048f090?Opendocument

- Concluding Observations/Comments - 15/09/1993 - A/48/18,paras.162-171
http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/b4e8ab64d16dbfe08025655d004528e1?Opendocument

- Summary Record - 23/07/1993 - A/48/18,paras.162-171
http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/7531e0ee55c4fd7f802565e900594750?Opendocument

- Chad- A country in crisis. Report of the follow-up visit, Inter-agency Health and Nutrition Evaluation (Jan. 2007) http://www.unhcr.org/research/RESEARCH/45ebf2d82.pdf

Committee on the Rights of the Child Reports:

- Summary Record, 13 January 2000, CRC/C/SR.548
http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/f4f8e999770266bb80256873005311c1?Opendocument

- Summary Record, 6 January 2000, CRC/C/SR.546
http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/51e9b820228aed4e8025687300537158?Opendocument

- Concluding observations, 24 August 1999, CRC/C/15/Add.107
http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/CRC.C.15.Add.107.En?Opendocument

- Summary Record, 2 June 1999, CRC/C/SR.547
http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/943925b08730161080256790004b5350?Opendocument

- Core Document, 12 December 1997, HRI/CORE/1/Add.88
http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/48f4be12f6c55e5a802565cd005d4e0e?Opendocument

- State Party Report, 24 July 1997, CRC/C/3/Add.50
http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/07e9270568f5068d8025651700583625?Opendocument

UNHCR

- UNHCR Evaluation Reports, Real time evaluation for IDP operation in Eastern Chad, July 2007
www.unhcr.org/publ/RESEARCH/46a4ad450.pdf

- UNHCR, Global Report 2006, June 2007 http://www.unhcr.org/home/PUBL/4666d2670.pdf

- UNHCR, Global Appeal 2007 http://www.unhcr.org/home/PUBL/4554439c0.pdf

- UNHCR, UNHCR Statistical Yearbook 2005, April 2006
http://www.unhcr.org/statistics/STATISTICS/4641836e0.pdf

- UNHCR, Global Report 2006; Chad/Sudan Situation http://www.unhcr.org/home/PUBL/4666d2550.pdf

- UNHCR, Fundraising Reports, December 2006
http://www.unhcr.org/home/PUBL/4554439c0.pdf

- Inter Agency Health Evaluation, Refugees and Host Populations in Eastern and Southern Chad, February 2006
http://www.unhcr.org/publ/RESEARCH/456abf7a2.pdf

- UNHCR, Country Operations Plan 2006, September 2005
http://www.unhcr.org/home/RSDCOI/432191f82.pdf

UNICEF

- UNICEF, Humanitarian Action Report Donor Update, 25 December 2006, http://www.unicef.org/videoaudio/PDFs/Chad_DU_26_Dec_2006.pdf

- UNICEF, Humanitarian Action Report, June 2006, http://www.unicef.org/har07/index_37589.htm

II- NGO REPORTS

Amnesty International

- Amnesty International, No protection from rape and violence for displaced women and girls in eastern Chad, London, July 2007 http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAFR200082007

- Amnesty International, Arrest of 14 army offices and civilians in Chad, London, June 2007 http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAFR200072007?open&of=ENG-TCD

- Amnesty International, Oral Statements to the 41st Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, London, June 2007 http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGIOR630042007?open&of=ENG-TCD

- Amnesty International, Civilians under attack: Darfur conflict spreads to eastern Chad, London, March 2007
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAFR200052007?open&of=ENG-TCD

- Amnesty International, Are we citizens of this country? Civilians in Chad Unprotected from Janjaweed attacks, London, January 2007
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAFR200012007?open&of=ENG-TCD

- Amnesty International USA, Darfur Conflict Spreads to Eastern Chad, 2007 http://www.amnestyusa.org/countries/sudan/document.do?id=ENGAFR200052007

- Amnesty International, Amnesty International Report 2007, http://thereport.amnesty.org/eng/Regions/Africa/Chad

- Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, Rape extends from Darfur into Eastern Chad, London, December 2006
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAFR540872006?open&of=ENG-366

- Amnesty International, Testimonies from Eastern Chad, London, June 2006
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAFR200072006?open&of=ENG-366

- Amnesty International, Ethnic Targeting in Eastern Chad by Janjaweed militias from Darfur, London, June 2006
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAFR200062006?open&of=ENG-366

- Amnesty International, Thousands Displaced by attacks from Sudan, London, June 2006
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAFR200052006?open&of=ENG-366

- Amnesty International, Amnesty International Report 2006, http://www.amnestyusa.org/annualreport.php?id=ar&yr=2006&c=TCD

- Amnesty International, Amnesty International Report 2005, http://www.amnestyusa.org/annualreport.php?id=ar&yr=2005&c=TCD

Human Rights Watch

http://hrw.org/englishwr2k7/docs/2007/01/11/chad14697.htm

- Human Rights Watch, Early to War: Child Soldiers in the Chad Conflict, New York, July 2007, http://hrw.org/reports/2007/chad0707/

- Human Rights Watch, Ensuring Civilian Protection in Chad: The Proposed UN Mission, New York, February 2007, http://www.hrw.org/backgrounder/africa/chad0207/

- Human Rights Watch, The Trial of Hissène Habré: Time is Running Out for the Victims, New York, January 2007, http://www.hrw.org/backgrounder/africa/habre0107/

- Human Rights Watch, “They Came Here to Kill Us” Militia Attacks and Ethnic Targeting of Civilians in Eastern Chad, New York, January 2007,
http://hrw.org/reports/2007/chad0107/

- Human Rights Watch, Violence beyond borders: The human rights crisis in Eastern Chad, New York, July 2006
http://www.hrw.org/backgrounder/africa/chad0606/

- Human Rights Watch, Darfur Bleeds: Cross Border Violence in Eastern Chad, New York, February 2006, http://www.hrw.org/backgrounder/africa/chad0206/chad0206.pdf

- Human Rights Watch, Chad: The Victims of Hissène Habré Still Awaiting Justice, New York, July 2005
http://hrw.org/reports/2005/chad0705/

- Human Rights Watch, Government Human Rights Commission in Africa, New York, 2001, http://hrw.org/reports/2001/africa/chad/chad.html

- Human Rights Watch, Landmine Monitor Report 2000, New York, August 2000, www.icbl.org/lm/2000/chad.html

- International Crisis Group, Africa Report No. 111, Chad: Back Towards War?, Narobi/ Brussels, June 2006
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4361&l=1

- Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, Norwegian Refugee Council, Chad: Internally displaced in Chad- trapped between civil conflict and Sudan’s Darfur crisis. A Profile of the internal displacement situation, 11 July 2007 http://www.internal-displacement.org/8025708F004BE3B1/(httpInfoFiles)/1225D5C418835379C125731500433D6C/$file/Chad+-July+2007.pdf

- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Bulletin: Chad: Central African Refugees, March 2006 http://www.ifrc.org/cgi/pdf_appeals.pl?rpts06/td060302.pdf

- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Report 2006-2007 http://www.ifrc.org/cgi/pdf_appeals.pl?annual06/MAATD001ar06.pdf/p>

Refugees International

- Refugees International Bulletin- Chad: Central African Refuges neglected as displacement continues (2006) http://www.refintl.org/content/article/detail/8471

- Refugees International Bulletin- Chad: Respond to the needs of 30.000 internally displaced persons (2006) http://www.refintl.org/content/article/detail/8359

- Refugees International Bulletin- Chad: Lack f Security in the East displaces Chadians and threatens Darfur Refugees (2006) http://www.refugeesinternational.org/content/article/detail/8365/

- Refugees International Bulletin- Chad: Strengthen the Response to gender-based Violence (2005) http://www.refugeesinternational.org/content/article/detail/5654/

- Refugees International Bulletin- Chad: Inadequate response to Child Protection for Sudanese Refugees (2005) http://www.refugeesinternational.org/content/article/detail/5612

- Writenet, Chad: Politics and Security, May 2007
http://www.unhcr.org/publ/RSDCOI/46384cde2.pdf

III- COUNCIL OF EUROPE AND EUROPEAN COMMISSION HUMANITARIAN AID DOCUMENTS

Council of Europe
Parliamentary Assembly Report: The humanitarian crisis in Darfur (incl. Chad). Doc. 11355. (Jul 2007) http://www.assembly.coe.int/Main.asp?link=/Documents/WorkingDocs/Doc07/EDOC11355.htm

European Commission Humanitarian Aid
Programming ECHO’s strategy for Chad 2007 http://ec.europa.eu/echo/pdf_files/field/chad_info.pdf (French)

IV- GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS

Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Chad Country Overview, London, September 2007
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029390590&a=KCountryAdvice&aid=1013618385756

Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Chad: Foreign Office Amends Travel Advice, London, February 2007 http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029391638&a=KArticle&aid=1170252457072

Department for International Development, Sudan and Eastern Chad: Humanitarian Strategy 2005, London, February 2005
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/pubs/files/sudan-echad-hum-strat05.pdf

U.S. Department of State Report on Human Rights in Chad (2006) http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/78726.htm

V- MAPS AND STATISTICS

Maps

- UNHCR, Chad, Sudan, Central African Republic, November 2005 http://www.unhcr.org/publ/PUBL/441688ad0.pdf

- UNHCR, Chad-CAR border map, March 2003 http://www.unhcr.org/publ/PUBL/3e831a124.pdf

- UNHCR, IDPs Presence in Eastern Chad, May 2007 http://www.unhcr.org/publ/PUBL/46764ffe2.pdf

- UNHCR, Registered Refugee Camp Populations, January 2007 http://www.unhcr.org/publ/PUBL/45c8599a4.pdf

- UNHCR, Registered refugee Camps Populations, Eastern Chad, map (Nov. 2006) http://www.unhcr.org/publ/PUBL/46764f912.pdf

- UNHCR, UNHCR Presence, Refugee/IDP locations, April 2007
http://www.unhcr.org/publ/PUBL/467650372.pdf

Statistics

- UNICEF, Country Statistics http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/chad_statistics.html

- UNHCR, Refugee trends, 1 January – 30 June 2006
http://www.unhcr.org/statistics/STATISTICS/4541d30c2.pdf

 

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'African Democracy and Human Rights'

Letter to the Guardian

Tuesday 1 June 2010, Louise Roland-Gosselin

 

The snubbing of the inauguration of Omar al-Bashir by Britain and the US, (World leaders stay away as Bashir sworn in for new term in Sudan, 28 May) demonstrates the hypocritical stance world leaders continue to take to the Sudanese president. In April, the international community accepted the results of Sudan's deeply flawed elections, despite evidence of ballot-box stuffing, political intimidation and violence at polling stations, in the hope of keeping cordial relations with Bashir. His indictment by the international criminal court for war crimes and crimes against humanity has been almost completely sidelined and it is believed that the US is preparing to lift trade sanctions on Sudan. Better relations with Bashir, it is thought, will bring peace to Sudan – yet talks on Darfur are at a standstill and the government continues to bomb Darfur's Jebel Marra with impunity.

For over five years the world has pandered to Sudan behind closed doors, publicly issuing empty threats, which have resulted in conditions for the people of Sudan only becoming more desperate. It is time that Cameron and Obama took seriously the threat of a man who has killed over 2 million of his own civilians.