Chad: Information on previous and current leaders of the Conseil national de redressement du Tchad (CNRT), including their personal profiles and a list of CNRT members; on the mistreatment of the leader's families, and on the relations between opposition groups and the authorities
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | TCD23980.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Chad: Information on previous and current leaders of the Conseil national de redressement du Tchad (CNRT), including their personal profiles and a list of CNRT members; on the mistreatment of the leader's families, and on the relations between opposition groups and the authorities, 1 May 1996, TCD23980.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab1810.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Full personal profiles on the previous and current leaders of the Conseil national de redressement du Tchad (CNRT) and the list of its members could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB. Information on the relations between the authorities and opposition groups, including the CNRT, as well as less recent information on the treatment of CNRT leaders and their families, may be found in the attached articles. These articles also mention the names of some past and current CNRT leaders and members.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Attachments
Africa Confidential [London]. 10 May 1996. Vol. 37, No. 10. "Chad: Debts to Déby," pp. 4-5.
Amnesty International. 28 October 1993. Urgent Action: Chad: Extrajudicial Execution/Fear of Torture/Incommunicado Detention. (AI Index: AFR 20/30/93). London: Amnesty International.
Inter Press Service. 27 April 1995. "Chad-Human Rights: Rights Situation Still Bad says Amnesty." (NEXIS)
Political Handbook of the World 1994-95. 1995. Edited by Arthur S. Banks. Binghamton: CSA Publications, p. 164.
Radio France Internationale [Paris, in French]. 27 February 1995. "Chad; Chadian Ambassador in Paris Reacts to CNR Official's Denial of Peace Agreement." (BBC Summary 1 Mar. 1995/NEXIS)
_____. 17 February 1995. "Chad; Chadian Rebels Deny Having Signed Agreement with the Government." (BBC Summary 21 Feb. 1995/NEXIS)
Radiodiffusion nationale tchadienne [Ndjamena, in French]. 25 February 1995. "Chad; National Council for Recovery Members 'Put at the Disposal' of Army." (BBC Summary 27 Feb. 1995/NEXIS)
_____. 16 February 1995. "Chad; Government, National Council for Recovery Sign Peace Agreement in Sudan." (BBC Summary 18 Feb. 1995/NEXIS)
West Africa [London]. 29 April-5 May 1996. No. 4096. "Deby and Democracy," p. 648.
Additional Sources Consulted
Foreign Broadcasts Information Service (FBIS) Reports. Daily.
On-line searches for news articles (NEXIS).
Rake, Alan. Who's Who in Africa: Leaders for the 1990's. Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press.
Wiseman, John A. 1991. A Biographical Dictionary of the Major Politicians Since Independence. Brookfield, VT: Edward Elgar.