Chad: The names of the Directors General of the National Police Force during the presidency of Hissen Habre; and the ethnic group to which Hissen Habre belongs
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 September 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | TCD29947.E |
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The names of the Directors General of the National Police Force during the presidency of Hissen Habre could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
Africa Confidential of 15 December 1989 states that Hissen Habre is a member of of the Anakaza branch, one of the two branches comprising the Gorane ethnic group which is dominant in the north. The other branch, the Zaghawa, is President Idriss Deby's tribe (7). Mondes rebelles corroborates Hissen Habre's membership in the Anakaza ethnic group (1996, 214).
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 see the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Africa Confidential [London]. 15 December 1989. Vol. 30, No. 25. "Chad: The Threat from Darfur."
Mondes rebelles: Acteurs, conflits et violences politiques. 1996. Edited by Jean-Marc Balencie and Arnaud de la Grange. Paris: Editons Michalon.
Additional Sources Consulted
Africa Confidential [London]. Weekly. January 1983 - December 1990. Vols. 24-31. Nos. 1-12.
Amnesty International. Amnesty International Reports 1986-1991. New York: Amnesty International USA.
_____.May 1993. Chad: Never Again? Killings Continue into the 1990s. (AI Index: AFR 20/04/93). London: Amnesty International.
_____. Chad: Political Prisoners Held in Secret Calling the Government to Account. February 1990. (AFR Index: AFR 20/01/90).
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Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 1986-1991. 1987-1992. United States Department of State. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office.
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Resource Centre. Country File. Amnesty International, Urgent Action Reports.
