Chad: A leader of the National Council of Chadian Recovery (CNRT) named Yacoub El Daris, names and treatment of members of his family (March 2001)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 6 March 2001 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | TCD36474.E |
| Reference | 2 |
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Two sources revealed that four to six members of a non-identified Chadian armed group, including Yacoub El Daris Ibrahim, Commander of the Conseil national de redressement du Tchad (CNRT) "were arrested in the Sudan on 25 July 1996 and were reported handed over to the Chadian authorities by the Sudanese security forces and transferred in N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, on 3 August 1996" (UN 23 Dec. 1997; AI 15 Aug. 1996). Amnesty International was concerned that those arrested might have been "disappeared" after being forcibly returned to Chad where they had "not been seen since" (ibid.).
During a 5 March 2001 telephone interview, a member of the "Bureau politique" in charge of Co-operation and Foreign Affairs within the Conseil national de redressement du Tchad–CNRT (National Council of Chadian Recovery) stated that Yacoub El Daris acted as military leader with the CNRT from 1992 to 1996 when he was arrested by the Sudanese government and handed over to the current Chadian régime.
The CNRT representative stated that Fadoul and Abdel Khadel who are living respectively in Nigeria and in Toronto, are Yacoub El Daris's family members but he conceded that he does not know the specific family link between them and Yacoub El Daris.
No information on Yacoub El Daris's family members, including names and treatment by Chadian authorities, could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate 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.
References
Amnesty International (AI). 15 August 1996. "Urgent Action: Chad: Fear of Torture, "Disappearance" and Extrajudicial Execution." (AI Index: AFR 20/09/96). London: Amnesty International.
Conseil national de redressement du Tchad (CNRT). 5 March 2001. Telephone interview with a member of the "Bureau politique."
United Nations. Economic and Social Council. Commission on Human Rights. 23 December 1996. Question of the Violation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in any Part of the world, with Particular Reference to Colonial and Other Dependent Countries and Territories: Extrajudicial Summary or Arbitrary Execution. Report of the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Bacre Waly Ndiaye, Submitted pursuant to Commission on Human Rights Resolution Rights Resolution 1996/74.
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